 well, you can't MAKE people vote - especially on an issue which obviously not many cared about.
hell, a bare 60% of only 13% of the population in TX voted to ban gay marriage - but everybody makes it seem as if it was a statewide mandate by every citizen. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Conservatism: Self-centered mean-spiritedness fueled by ignorance and misguided self-importance.
Bigotry is a social disease.
Legalized same-sex marriage almost certainly benefits those same-sex couples who choose to marry, as well as the children being raised in those homes. - David Blankenhorn is president of the New York-based Institute for American Values and the author of "The Future of Marriage."
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