ratmist
Well-known member
California passed Prop 8, which removes the rights of gay people to get married in that state.
Florida and Arizona voted to ban gay marriage outright.
Colorado rejected a law stating life begins at conception, which would have meant abortion was treated as equal to murder.
South Dakota has decided that abortion will remain legal, which means it won't be setting up a precedent to challenge Roe v Wade. The measure was seeking to restrict abortion to the point it would've been almost impossible for a woman to have one.
Michigan voted in the legalisation of the medical use of marijuana.
Nebraska ended affirmative action in that state.
Washington (state) is now allowing doctor-assisted suicide, joining its neighbour Oregon to become only the second state to allow this practice.
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Clearly, we have so much further to go as a nation. I'm surprised California has voted to restrict the civil rights of gay people. Nevertheless, I am so proud to be an American today. I haven't felt that kind of pride in over eight years - and it has to be said, Clinton didn't make me all that proud either.
I'm tired of the whole world hating us for all the evil things and evil people we've put into power, both in the White House and abroad.
I'm tired of being cagey about admitting I'm from Texas when people demand to know exactly where in America I am from.
I'm tired of being ashamed of our behaviour in foreign lands.
I so badly want to believe that President Obama will help us lift our heads up with courage and pride again. We have so much to answer for, as a nation and as a people. I feel like in so many ways, electing Obama is a statement to the world - we know we've fucked up badly in the past, and we're trying to be better now. I so much want to believe that we'll have a better foreign policy with this man in our Oval Office. But so much is riding on him now, and he is inexperienced in so many ways.
I just pray that he survives being President and we don't see some hate-filled racist mongrel assassinate him. The Secret Service better triple the security - there has never been a president with more need of that protection than now.
Florida and Arizona voted to ban gay marriage outright.
Colorado rejected a law stating life begins at conception, which would have meant abortion was treated as equal to murder.
South Dakota has decided that abortion will remain legal, which means it won't be setting up a precedent to challenge Roe v Wade. The measure was seeking to restrict abortion to the point it would've been almost impossible for a woman to have one.
Michigan voted in the legalisation of the medical use of marijuana.
Nebraska ended affirmative action in that state.
Washington (state) is now allowing doctor-assisted suicide, joining its neighbour Oregon to become only the second state to allow this practice.
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Clearly, we have so much further to go as a nation. I'm surprised California has voted to restrict the civil rights of gay people. Nevertheless, I am so proud to be an American today. I haven't felt that kind of pride in over eight years - and it has to be said, Clinton didn't make me all that proud either.
I'm tired of the whole world hating us for all the evil things and evil people we've put into power, both in the White House and abroad.
I'm tired of being cagey about admitting I'm from Texas when people demand to know exactly where in America I am from.
I'm tired of being ashamed of our behaviour in foreign lands.
I so badly want to believe that President Obama will help us lift our heads up with courage and pride again. We have so much to answer for, as a nation and as a people. I feel like in so many ways, electing Obama is a statement to the world - we know we've fucked up badly in the past, and we're trying to be better now. I so much want to believe that we'll have a better foreign policy with this man in our Oval Office. But so much is riding on him now, and he is inexperienced in so many ways.
I just pray that he survives being President and we don't see some hate-filled racist mongrel assassinate him. The Secret Service better triple the security - there has never been a president with more need of that protection than now.