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Re: Vote NO on Prop Eight

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From: kujebak
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:51
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On Nov 3, 8:03 pm, nob...@nospam.pacbell.net (Bill Z.) wrote:
> LeRoy Blue <leroyb...@billon.net> writes:
> > On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:31:50 -0800, nob...@nospam.pacbell.net (Bill
> > Z.) wrote:
>
> >>LeRoy Blue <leroyb...@billon.net> writes:
>
> >>> Fallacy; the refuge of the defeated.
>
> >>Wrong - not a fallacy at all.  We were discussing facts, not voter
> >>decisions, nor whether some marital arrangement is acceptable to
> >>people.
>
> >>BTW, I'd say exactly the same thing regardless of whether I was in
> >>favor of Proposition Eight or opposed to it: domestic partnerships
> >>simply are not legally equivalent to marriage for the reasons the
> >>California Supreme Court stated, and that is what was being
> >>discussed.
>
> > The people contend that two people of the same sex cannot marry. A
> > marriage can only be the joining of one man and one woman. Equivalency
> > is not a factor.
>
> The "equivalency," in case you didn't notice, was the topic of
> discussion.  If you are not interested in that topic, then post
> a follow up to something else.

It was not, you jackass.

>
> >>I might also add that there are any number of reasons to vote no on
> >>Proposition Eight regardless of one's opinion about same-sex
> >>marriages.  One reason is that Proposition Eight would insert text
> >>into Article I, Section 7 (the new text being in Article I, section
> >>7.5) that is simply out of place.
>
> > No, the people think it's entirely appropriate.
>
> No, there is no evidence of that regardless of how the vote turns out.
> A large number of voters don't think about such issues at all and are
> merely influenced by the TV ads they see.

Is it not fortunate for you people that informed consent is not
one of the requirements to vote? :-))

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Subject: Re: Vote NO on Prop Eight
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