cosmicone
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:48 PM
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I have a new ballot proposition ... any supporters? |
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Let's change the California constitution to state "a marriage is defined as one between a left handed and a right handed person only."
The Prop 8 that passed is just as ridiculous. I'm not gay but I still find discrimination against sets of consenting adults appalling.
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Kerrytravelers
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:49 PM
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1. I think we should place a proposition on the ballot that makes it more difficult to get a divorce. |
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Because, you see, I want to protect marraige.
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blackbooks
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Wed Nov-05-08 03:07 PM
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I once wrote a column for my college newspaper about defending the sanctity of marriage by outlawing divorce. I only got one response from someone who actually got the joke.
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WeDidIt
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:51 PM
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2. How about an initiative that removes state tax exempt status from any church |
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that campaigns for or against a ballot intiative?
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ContinentalOp
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:56 PM
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7. There you go. How about we just remove tax exemption altogether? |
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That's something I could get behind. Call it the "Religious Equality Act of 2010."
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AldebTX
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:52 PM
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3. I Support The Anti-Divorce Ammendent |
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After all aren't they protecting marriages? (sarcasm)
Lets REALLY protect them.
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amdezurik
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:53 PM
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4. 3 years after the wedding have a baby |
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Edited on Wed Nov-05-08 02:53 PM by amdezurik
or automatic divorce with no option for renewal or another marriage for either spouse. Age makes no difference. Seems as fair as Prop 8 to me...
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KamaAina
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:53 PM
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5. I've already got the bumper stickers printed up for mine |
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:55 PM
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6. Or amend the constitution to define a Mexican as 3/5ths of a person |
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Yeah, like that. Mob rule.
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MindPilot
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:58 PM
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8. And let's not ignore the fact that a Constitution is to establish a government |
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grant that government powers and limit those powers. It is not an instrument to regulate individual behavior.
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Wed Nov-05-08 02:58 PM
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This was the biggest disappointment of the night.
In the meantime, as this grinds through the courts, maybe some good will come of it: churches that participated in this act of bigotry will be taxed for crossing the line between religion and politics.
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MarkInCA
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Wed Nov-05-08 03:00 PM
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10. I think we need a prop which requires more than |
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a simple majority to amend the constitution.
This irks me the most.
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