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Million Asshat March
Aug. 4th, 2004 07:43 amWell, it's official. Not ony did none of the major opposed candidates I voted for win their primary bid (with the exception of the terribly friendly "Bekki" Cook for Lt. Gov), but Missouri will become, in 29 days, the first state since the change in the Massachusetts marriage law to use its own State Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriage. And not by a pretty margin either; I expected to possibly lose by 4% or so, but 40%?? Asshats. A million people decided this was a fine idea...
Crude Analysis, added later: Cass County liked Jamie Metzl but 77% hated the idea of gay marriage. St. Louis, the City, was the only political division to vote against the amendment (47%/53%). Kansas City itself voted about 50.7% for, 49.3% against. Not nearly as bad as most areas, but still not pretty.
Of course, when 47 of 50 states abase themselves before God in their State Constitutional Preambles (Delaware, New Hampshire, and Hawaii seem to be the exceptions), this should not be very surprising. We, on the other hand, get to join the illustrious ranks of Alaska, Nebraska, and Nevada (???) in using Defense of Marriage Act language in our constitution.
Fuck. This fall about 12 more states will consider the issue, most on Election Day, which will only serve to invigorate the Religious Reich's attempt to keep Herr Bush in office.
Well, I "celebrated" the only way that made sense: by drinking whiskey and taking a bath with two women who love each other. *sigh*
Crude Analysis, added later: Cass County liked Jamie Metzl but 77% hated the idea of gay marriage. St. Louis, the City, was the only political division to vote against the amendment (47%/53%). Kansas City itself voted about 50.7% for, 49.3% against. Not nearly as bad as most areas, but still not pretty.
Of course, when 47 of 50 states abase themselves before God in their State Constitutional Preambles (Delaware, New Hampshire, and Hawaii seem to be the exceptions), this should not be very surprising. We, on the other hand, get to join the illustrious ranks of Alaska, Nebraska, and Nevada (???) in using Defense of Marriage Act language in our constitution.
Fuck. This fall about 12 more states will consider the issue, most on Election Day, which will only serve to invigorate the Religious Reich's attempt to keep Herr Bush in office.
Well, I "celebrated" the only way that made sense: by drinking whiskey and taking a bath with two women who love each other. *sigh*
