other stuff still happening

[demeter918]

While Proposition 8 failed to pass (so far) in California, in Arizona and Florida, constitutional amendments that recognize marriage as between one man and one woman, unfortunately succeded.

As of this morning, Arkansas is banning unmarried partners from adopting children (and thus targeting gay couples) and it's one of those things that I hate; they use what they believe is neutral language to present a bill that does nothing but discriminate against two different groups of people. They make it about the children, when it's so much more about their own bigotry and intolerance. Children my ASS.

Happily, both South Dakota and Colorado rejected the measures to ban abortion in most cases. South Dakota is probably the biggest relief because the same bill was introduced in 2006 (remember THAT?) but without the amendments they included this time around (it's now OKAY TO GET AN ABORTION IF YOU WERE RAPED AND/OR A PRODUCT OF INCEST. GEE. THANKS). Some people thought the measure might pass this time around because of the amendments, but logic apparently won out for once.

For my own state Washington, Democrat incumbent Gregoire has been projected to be the winner, which is a tremendous relief if you live in our state and have seen Dino Rossi campaigning. He skeeves me out and besides that, I'm in disagreement with him over most of the major social issues. Ho.

We now have:

- The right to die.
- Another small increase in our already-high sales tax (but since this is supporting our mass-transit plan, I'm okay with it).

So basically?

THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY GOOD YEAR FOR ME TO COME BACK TO AMERICA. XD

Comments

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

Damn, really? I just checked Google news a half hour ago and it's back to passing?

UGH THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS. JFEIWJRIOEJWOIFJE:WLFE

[skybound2]

As of now, that's how it's looking. It's completely mind boggling, is what it is.

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

... seriously ironic. America is being lauded for it's historic night, how it's promising that anyone can be anything and we have two states deny rights to a group of people. REALLY EFFING IRONIC.

[skybound2]

It would be a big win for the side of sanity if CA DIDN'T go the way of Arizona or Florida, but I think at the end of the day we are going to see three states (two major population holders) with marriage bans. It's a sad, sad thing. I guess we can't hope for a clear-across the board change for everyone, all at once, huh? *sigh*

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

That's true, i guess. It's just so disappointing, especially after the phenomenal high we had yesterday night.

And I can't believe California went the way it did.

[skybound2]

Agreed. On both counts. *sigh*