PLEASE help DU this homophobic poll!

[AZBlue]

Do you think the state Constitution should be amended to define marriage as being between one man and one woman?

It's located on www.azcentral.com - scroll down to the lower left corner of the page.

As of right now the votes are:
Yes: 51.31%
No: 48.69%
Total Votes: 4017

:hi: Thank you! :hi:

[Buzz Clik]

1. kick

[Rowdyboy]

2. My pleasure

[DesertRat]

3. Done. k&r

[skooooo]

4. k

[EFerrari]

5. Done. nt

[lonestarnot]

6. 48.8 now!

[marmar]

7. Done.....

K&R for an end to the political scapegoating of LGBTQ Americans.


:kick:

[Zoigal]

8. thank you for drawing this to our attention

Surprised that it is that close. z

[msongs]

9. obama says scriptures say only man/woman marriage. nt

[marmar]

16. Doesn't Hillary also define marriage as between a man and woman only?

In the interest of fairness. :think:

[Joshua N]

23. Yes, she does. So does Edwards. In fact, everybody but Kucinich and Gravel, and neither will sniff

the presidency. Honestly, I think the politicians are too afraid to touch it. It will, as always, take dedicated and concerned citizens to fight for human rights more than politicians. Politicians will not give them to us because the majority does not want us to have them.

[AZBlue]

24. True. But he did vote against the consitutional amendment to ban gay marriage

and believes that decisions about gay marriage should be left to the states. I'm trying to make sure this state doesn't make a stupid decision on it. In general, online polls are only so effective, but azcentral.com actually is read and monitored by this state's political leaders.

[jberryhill]

33. Yes, and?

"Obama says scripture say"?

And elsewhere Obama said that he intended to institute a Biblical theocracy of some kind?

Anyone with a nodding acquaintance with the Bible may also correctly state that the Bible says a great number of things, many of which would be poor policy guides in a secular democracy, such as we run here in the US.

The Bible says that eating shellfish is an abomination. Now, there are plenty of observant Kosher folk, who make just fine politicians. I never got the idea from any of them that they were looking to outlaw oysters.

[ChazII]

10. Done

Do you think the state Constitution should be amended to define marriage as being between one man and one woman?
Yes.
51.18%
No.
48.82%
Total Votes: 4082

[margotb822]

11. Voted No...and I'll pass it on

Yes.
51.22%
No.
48.78%
Total Votes: 4090

[OhioChick]

12. Done

Do you think the state Constitution should be amended to define marriage as being between one man and one woman?

Yes 51.25%
No 48.75%
Total Votes: 4115

[frebrd]

13. K&R

[BrightKnight]

14. done - n/t

[babylonsister]

15. Done! Current percentages:

THE QUESTION
Do you think the state Constitution should be amended to define marriage as being between one man and one woman?
Yes.
51.30%
No.
48.70%
Total Votes: 4131

[gateley]

17. Who ARE these people in Arizona voting YES???

There was another one like this recently in the Southwest -- not sure if it was Arizona or New Mexico.

For the love, what fucking year is this, anyway? I thought we were heading in the right direction.

[Chovexani]

18. Half the fundies at my job probably

Can't wait to get out of here and back to civilization. :(

[gateley]

20. Do they know you're voting for Lee? nt

[Chovexani]

29. National and International

:D

[AZBlue]

25. Welcome to Arizona!

We're historically very very red. We've made great strides lately, with a strong Dem governor and close elections (although they do go red, the blue percentage is getting larger each time) but we've still got a looooong way to go.

Hey, we are the "home state" of John McCain.

[drmeow]

27. Yes, a similar measure was already defeated

in the last election in AZ but it also barred civil unions. This one doesn't bar civil unions. The backers are hoping that will enable this one to pass.

[gateley]

31. Do you have any sense of how it will go? nt

[drmeow]

40. Hard to say.

The previous vote was pretty close which is why the backers of this current version think it will succeed. It could be that voters get irritated (as in, didn't we tell you we didn't want this already once?) or it could be that voters will be pleased (yes, this is more like what we would be in favor of). I did read something in the paper (which is generally far too right wing for my taste) that pointed out the stupidity of the thing considering that it is taking something that is illegal already and making it illegal. However, since I can't stomach the paper most of the time and don't read it closely, there very well could have been lots of articles/editorials in favor of it (and this is in the less right wing rag than some of the other local papers). It also depends on which election it is on the ballot. I actually think it might have a better chance of passing on the non-presidential ballot (which, at least here in Tempe, is on March 11th) because a lot more people are going to come out for the presidential election and especially more liberals (historically I think the conservatives are more likely to vote in the mid-year and local elections here than the liberals). On the other hand, liberals may be more energized this year which means they will come out for both elections while conservatives may stay home for both. It is really hard to tell.

[mitchtv]

19. done ..........K&R

Do you think the state Constitution should be amended to define marriage as being between one man and one woman?Yes.
51.20%
No.
48.80%
Total Votes: 4156

[Breeze54]

21. Total Votes: 4192

:hi:

[otohara]

22. Okay

[Hamlette]

26. done, kick n/t

[Iwillnevergiveup]

28. K&R

At 9:45 PST

51.24 Yes

48.76 No

4,266 votes and 70 degrees

[Greyhound]

30. Done.

Yes. 51.22%
No. 48.78%


Total Votes: 4297

[snowbear]

32. Done - 51/48 still.. And don't forget to vote in my poll too!

Got about 50 more minutes till they take it off line.

Vote for Mark Begich!!!! :) ----> http://www.ktuu.com/

DU'ers ROCK!!!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

34. 'cuz you know if they start getting married, they'll start registering at Crate & Barrel.

And then all hell will break loose.

[Swamp Rat]

35. Yes. 51.34%; No. 48.66%; Total Votes: 4375

Done.

[anitar1]

36. Done n/t

[orleans]

37. new question up

Do you believe that outsourcing American jobs ultimately harms our economy?

88.46 say YES

[Heywood J]

41. It's 92% now.

Voted.

[and-justice-for-all]

38. Damn it, they changed the question...nt

[hendo]

39. Sorry

I cant vote in the poll anymore, so I placed a vote on the outsourcing of jobs hurting our economy instead.