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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-08 01:33 PM
Response to Reply #60
68. The the court will say so, won't it?
Edited on Tue Nov-11-08 01:34 PM by mondo joe
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  -Lawmakers join call to overturn Prop. 8 DogPoundPup  Nov-10-08 07:45 PM   #0 
  - Hooray! This is good news.  123infinity   Nov-10-08 07:48 PM   #1 
  - Most Excellent  SoCalNative   Nov-10-08 07:54 PM   #2 
  - Looks like O'Lielly gloated too soon on Franken AND this.  carpentrerman   Nov-10-08 07:59 PM   #4 
     - Like this one?  Q3JR4   Nov-10-08 08:23 PM   #9 
        - LOL. That'll work!  carpentrerman   Nov-10-08 08:24 PM   #10 
  - This is good news  LonePirate   Nov-10-08 07:58 PM   #3 
  - K&R  Maine-ah   Nov-10-08 08:06 PM   #5 
  - Bravo! K&R  Hepburn   Nov-10-08 08:09 PM   #6 
  - Thanks lawmakers!  Politicub   Nov-10-08 08:13 PM   #7 
  - That's perfect. That sounds like a written law. Which, of course, it should be.  kayakjohnny   Nov-11-08 05:13 PM   #72 
  - Having read the pleadings, etc (former lawyer here) the chance this will be overturned is excellent  scytherius   Nov-10-08 08:16 PM   #8 
  - The LDS Church didn't donate money to support "yes on 8"  CubicleGuy   Nov-11-08 12:58 AM   #24 
  - church members were told "their souls would be in jeopardy" if they do not donate money  FreeState   Nov-11-08 02:42 AM   #26 
  - Mormons were told to contribute to the cause in Arizona as well.  yardwork   Nov-11-08 08:55 AM   #41 
  - links to back up your claim?  comtec   Nov-11-08 02:43 AM   #27 
  - It's not the CHURCH... it's PEOPLE  AlbertCat   Nov-11-08 09:29 AM   #46 
  - It's not people, it's THE CHURCH(tm)  comtec   Nov-11-08 09:38 AM   #48 
  - The IRS Tax code clearly states that churches ARE ALLOWED TO BE POLITICAL!  CubicleGuy   Nov-12-08 04:29 PM   #73 
     - Fair point, I did hear that  comtec   Nov-13-08 02:27 AM   #80 
  - Correction: funds came from mormon congregations all over the country.  Raster   Nov-11-08 07:00 AM   #33 
  - Really? Check out this list  nichomachus   Nov-11-08 07:04 AM   #35 
  - Follow the Money...Follow the Link  Rockholm   Nov-11-08 08:40 AM   #39 
  - Nice to hear that from a "Professional"  BlueJazz   Nov-11-08 09:53 AM   #52 
  - I'm so glad to hear this  wryter2000   Nov-11-08 12:27 PM   #67 
  - Excellent! This is looking better and better...  AntiFascist   Nov-10-08 08:24 PM   #11 
  - Hee Hee  fascisthunter   Nov-10-08 08:55 PM   #12 
  - I didn't see the numbers on this vote. was it even close or was it a blowout? n/t  ladywnch   Nov-10-08 09:17 PM   #13 
  - Overall it passed by about 5 points, around 52.3% to 47.7% or something like that.  SurferBoy   Nov-11-08 12:37 AM   #21 
  - No spouses for Gay people, but more than one for Mormon men. Make sense to me.  olddad56   Nov-10-08 09:22 PM   #14 
  - Excellent point that should be put front and center  goclark   Nov-11-08 03:52 AM   #28 
  - the LDS church which promoted prop 8 does not support polygamy  lelgt60   Nov-11-08 09:19 AM   #45 
     - So....if Mormons can change their definition of marriage....  AlbertCat   Nov-11-08 09:49 AM   #51 
        - Wonderful point - you know why they did it?  lelgt60   Nov-11-08 10:03 AM   #53 
  - K&R  fNord   Nov-10-08 09:56 PM   #15 
  - K&R Who the hell do those Mormons think they are?  bluesmail   Nov-10-08 10:13 PM   #16 
  - K & R  Mrspeeker   Nov-11-08 12:11 AM   #17 
  - K&R nt  Lost-in-FL   Nov-11-08 12:28 AM   #18 
  - Wonderul--!!!  defendandprotect   Nov-11-08 12:32 AM   #19 
  - Good.  jacobfloyd   Nov-11-08 12:33 AM   #20 
  - NO MORMON MARRIAGES SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN CALIF  YEBBA   Nov-11-08 12:43 AM   #22 
  - As long as we're engaged in the world of fantasy...  jwlashta   Nov-11-08 06:05 AM   #31 
     - Don't forget, you'd have to wear "special" underwear. n/t  VaYallaDawg   Nov-11-08 09:03 AM   #43 
  - This is great news  fourvahl   Nov-11-08 12:43 AM   #23 
  - Overturn prop 8 or the mormon tabernacle choir gets it.  bjobotts   Nov-11-08 01:11 AM   #25 
  - Conflict and conversation-See how that works  mentalslavery   Nov-11-08 04:10 AM   #29 
  - Go argue with a rock. n/t  ToolTex   Nov-11-08 05:00 AM   #30 
  - What does that do?  mentalslavery   Nov-11-08 08:01 AM   #36 
  - I don't think you understand the purpose of DU.  zipplewrath   Nov-11-08 08:12 AM   #37 
  - I do understand the purpose of DU  mentalslavery   Nov-11-08 03:55 PM   #71 
  - it's perfectly reasonable to discuss how best to change people's minds here  lelgt60   Nov-11-08 09:33 AM   #47 
  - I totally agree...  AntiFascist   Nov-13-08 02:34 AM   #81 
  - It's very promising  Vattel   Nov-11-08 06:39 AM   #32 
  - Good news but . . .  Le Taz Hot   Nov-11-08 07:03 AM   #34 
  - We have almost 2/3 in the legislature, but well under half of the voters  slackmaster   Nov-11-08 08:23 AM   #38 
  - Perhaps I am naieve, but i didn't realize...  MiJaMu   Nov-11-08 08:45 AM   #40 
  - You're right. You are naive that you didn't realize that marriage is a civil liberty.  yardwork   Nov-11-08 08:59 AM   #42 
  - What rock have you been hiding under?  mondo joe   Nov-11-08 09:10 AM   #44 
  - You are joking, yes?  123infinity   Nov-11-08 09:48 AM   #50 
  - Marriage can be both -  haele   Nov-11-08 10:03 AM   #54 
  - Oh well, live and learn.  AlbertCat   Nov-11-08 10:11 AM   #57 
  - Nope. Religion does not own marriage. If it did, there'd be no married atheists/agnostics.  Zhade   Nov-12-08 09:34 PM   #76 
  - Look at it from a family point of view...  AntiFascist   Nov-13-08 02:41 AM   #82 
  - WooHoo !!! - K & R !!!  WillyT   Nov-11-08 09:42 AM   #49 
  - This is a terrible idea....  WriteDown   Nov-11-08 10:05 AM   #55 
  - The only way the problem is going to be fixed is to change peoples' hearts and minds  slackmaster   Nov-11-08 10:09 AM   #56 
  - to change peoples' hearts and minds  AlbertCat   Nov-11-08 10:21 AM   #58 
     - Good reply, AlbertCat and I think we need to remember something here  slackmaster   Nov-11-08 12:01 PM   #65 
  - Not at all. If it's unconstitutional, it's unconstitutional. There's no reason to tolerate  mondo joe   Nov-11-08 10:30 AM   #59 
  - The ballot initiative was approved by the CA Supreme Court  WriteDown   Nov-11-08 10:34 AM   #60 
     - Wrong. They did not approve this or any other initiative in advance.  greeneyedboy   Nov-11-08 10:47 AM   #61 
     - The ballot initiative process is spelled out..  WriteDown   Nov-11-08 11:09 AM   #63 
        - Maybe I'm not reading closely enough, but I don't see anything in the initiative  mondo joe   Nov-11-08 01:57 PM   #70 
        - It's a revision, not an amendment, and is therefore invalid.  greeneyedboy   Nov-12-08 07:10 PM   #75 
        - A revision that takes away rights is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.  Zhade   Nov-12-08 09:38 PM   #79 
     - The the court will say so, won't it?  mondo joe   Nov-11-08 01:33 PM   #68 
     - That's aboslutely untrue. They did NOT approve it in advance. That is a lie.  Zhade   Nov-12-08 09:36 PM   #78 
  - Civil rights often come from court cases.  greeneyedboy   Nov-11-08 10:49 AM   #62 
  - Like the Kelo case?  WriteDown   Nov-11-08 11:10 AM   #64 
     - Or like Loving v Virginia.  mondo joe   Nov-11-08 01:38 PM   #69 
  - Boy, it's a good thing MLK didn't listen to advice like yours.  Zhade   Nov-12-08 09:35 PM   #77 
  - You don't understand what happened...  AntiFascist   Nov-13-08 03:04 AM   #83 
  - Awesome  wryter2000   Nov-11-08 12:26 PM   #66 
  - It will be overturned.,. heard it here first :)  wroberts189   Nov-12-08 04:51 PM   #74 
 

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