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i smell victory. -- nm

Posted by reluctantcynic (aka reluctantcynic) Nov 6 '08, 00:21

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congrats! on to Georgia! -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 01:57
*mwuh* Congrats RC, you've worked so hard to make this happen I know you much be ecstatic. - Trish Nov 6, 00:33 17
- So. Very. True. - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 00:50 12
  - Prop 8 will probably end up back in court, don't give up yet. -- nm - Stacy Nov 6, 01:17 11
    - Why would Prop 8 go to court? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 01:20 10
      - the short version is that it amends the state constitution but (arguably) did not meet all the procedural safeguards for that process -- nm - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 6, 01:27 4
        
        Oh, technicalities. I like technicalities. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 01:32 3
        
        Dawson posted a paraphrase this morning, a proposition cannot significantly alter the concepts of the constitution without legislative approval... - zeitgeist Nov 6, 01:45 2
        
        :) -- nm - Stacy Nov 6, 02:13
        
        This is great news. - ty97 Nov 6, 02:03
      - for a few reasons first the marriages that have already taken place should remain valid regardless of the law being switched. Second, the NO on 8 - Stacy Nov 6, 01:26 4
        
        I'm not sure I see a valid case in either of those scenarios. - ty97 Nov 6, 01:31 3
        
        for #1 I'm sure the Yes on 8 people will out up a stink about it. The Mormon church donated 21 million dollars to the campaign strictly based on - Stacy Nov 6, 01:41 2
        
        In the don't invalidate the current marriages, then there is no standing in #1 as I can see. - ty97 Nov 6, 01:44 1
        
        that makes sense -- nm - Stacy Nov 6, 02:31
- we're sending him to Idaho in 2010 -- nm - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 6, 00:38 3
  - I'm kind of proud of Idaho. The number of people voting democrat literally doubled from 2004. - Trish Nov 6, 02:50 1
    - You're welcome ;) - Howard Dean Nov 6, 04:30
  - I'll go! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 00:48
that'll do, pig - compound ruler-elect pigby Nov 6, 00:25
that gasoline smell? -- nm - zork Nov 6, 00:25
huzzah! - ty97 Nov 6, 00:22

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