North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban that already existed in state law into the state's charter.
With more than 1.5 million votes counted from Tuesday's referendum, supporters of the ban led opponents by a margin of 61% to 39%, according to figures from the State Board of Elections. Its backers prepared to celebrate by serving wedding cake to their supporters in a Raleigh ballroom.
North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban that already existed in state law into the state's charter.
With more than 1.5 million votes counted from Tuesday's referendum, supporters of the ban led opponents by a margin of 61% to 39%, according to figures from the State Board of Elections. Its backers prepared to celebrate by serving wedding cake to their supporters in a Raleigh ballroom.
North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban that already existed in state law into the state's charter.
With more than 1.5 million votes counted from Tuesday's referendum, supporters of the ban led opponents by a margin of 61% to 39%, according to figures from the State Board of Elections. Its backers prepared to celebrate by serving wedding cake to their supporters in a Raleigh ballroom.
That's kind of amazing.
A balls room, huh
How much these people delight in other people's misery just astounds me.
You don't really get money from "hey, work for us for free for several months and then we'll decide to hire a different slave".
I'm pretty sure that's how you get most jobs in politics.
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AManFromEarthLet's get to twerk!The King in the SwampRegistered Userregular
"And Jesus spake unto the multitudes saying 'Yea, when thou hast done my work of peace and love, be sure to rub their f---y noses in it. This is the will of God.'"*
*edited because I can't bring myself to say that word, even for joke.
Things like this are great examples of why democracy sucks and we should leave everything to the dictators.
On the other hand, Chris Christie vetoing the gay marriage bill even though only a third of the state is actually opposed to gay marriage is a pretty good example of why democracy is awesome and we should leave more things to the people.
Really I just kind of wish we had a benevolent dictator that would lead America into enlightenment.
North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban that already existed in state law into the state's charter.
With more than 1.5 million votes counted from Tuesday's referendum, supporters of the ban led opponents by a margin of 61% to 39%, according to figures from the State Board of Elections. Its backers prepared to celebrate by serving wedding cake to their supporters in a Raleigh ballroom.
North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban that already existed in state law into the state's charter.
With more than 1.5 million votes counted from Tuesday's referendum, supporters of the ban led opponents by a margin of 61% to 39%, according to figures from the State Board of Elections. Its backers prepared to celebrate by serving wedding cake to their supporters in a Raleigh ballroom.
Can you link that, Elki?
I need something to refer people to every time they try to defend North Carolina.
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Rear Admiral ChocoI wanna be an owl, Jerry!Owl York CityRegistered Userregular
Fffffffffff lost my sculpting tool on the way to GW after work
Oh well
At least my new dice came in, they need inking
Wait
Oh god
I'm a NERRRRRRD
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"And Jesus spake unto the multitudes saying 'Yea, when thou hast done my work of peace and love, be sure to rub their f---y noses in it. This is the will of God.'"*
*edited because I can't bring myself to say that word, even for joke.
Welcome to American Christianity, where "kingdom building" and "name it and claim it" and "prosperity ministry" are the most popular forms of worship.
North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban that already existed in state law into the state's charter.
With more than 1.5 million votes counted from Tuesday's referendum, supporters of the ban led opponents by a margin of 61% to 39%, according to figures from the State Board of Elections. Its backers prepared to celebrate by serving wedding cake to their supporters in a Raleigh ballroom.
That's kind of amazing.
people can be really horrid
That is certainly a special brand of douchey.
On the other hand, wedding cake is delicious and should be served at more functions (BUT NOT THAT ONE).
"And Jesus spake unto the multitudes saying 'Yea, when thou hast done my work of peace and love, be sure to rub their f---y noses in it. This is the will of God.'"*
*edited because I can't bring myself to say that word, even for joke.
it's all a sports game to them. you don't solemnly celebrate when your favorite team wins.
Things like this are great examples of why democracy sucks and we should leave everything to the dictators.
On the other hand, Chris Christie vetoing the gay marriage bill even though only a third of the state is actually opposed to gay marriage is a pretty good example of why democracy is awesome and we should leave more things to the people.
Really I just kind of wish we had a benevolent dictator that would lead America into enlightenment.
No, referendums are the stupidest fucking idea. The fact that they very rarely actually arrive at a correct conclusion against the prevailing votes of the legislature/governor is not a good reason to keep them around.
Nassim Taleb is not of a political alignment popular in these parts but he did have some great advice: go to parties. His view was that it's all pretty much random longshot shit and the game is to make sure you get enough rolls of the dice. Meeting people is a dice roll. Sending out a resume is not.
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.”
― Marcus Aurelius
That doesn't seem any more douchey than serving wedding cake for passing gay marriage would be.
Either way it's serving celebration wedding dessert for setting marriage right.
Not exactly sensitive to tge other side, but this seems like a bit of an over reaction.
Well the difference is that if marriage equality had passed and they ate cake they'd be celebrating a new right for a large number of people. That's what makes it less douchey.
False equivalency is false.
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North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, CNN projects, putting a ban that already existed in state law into the state's charter.
With more than 1.5 million votes counted from Tuesday's referendum, supporters of the ban led opponents by a margin of 61% to 39%, according to figures from the State Board of Elections. Its backers prepared to celebrate by serving wedding cake to their supporters in a Raleigh ballroom.
That's kind of amazing.
This is me hoping they have a horrible hurricane season. This makes me a bad person but eh.
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I wish I could help fund it, but money is too tight
HL3 will actually be
A balls room, huh
people can be really horrid
i will learn to make this?
How much these people delight in other people's misery just astounds me.
oh dang i loved tie-fighter
i can kick 15 bones over for a brotha
On the black screen
I'm pretty sure that's how you get most jobs in politics.
*edited because I can't bring myself to say that word, even for joke.
Things like this are great examples of why democracy sucks and we should leave everything to the dictators.
On the other hand, Chris Christie vetoing the gay marriage bill even though only a third of the state is actually opposed to gay marriage is a pretty good example of why democracy is awesome and we should leave more things to the people.
Really I just kind of wish we had a benevolent dictator that would lead America into enlightenment.
That's a special kind of horrid.
I need something to refer people to every time they try to defend North Carolina.
Oh well
At least my new dice came in, they need inking
Wait
Oh god
I'm a NERRRRRRD
Welcome to American Christianity, where "kingdom building" and "name it and claim it" and "prosperity ministry" are the most popular forms of worship.
That is certainly a special brand of douchey.
On the other hand, wedding cake is delicious and should be served at more functions (BUT NOT THAT ONE).
it's all a sports game to them. you don't solemnly celebrate when your favorite team wins.
not when you're a winner.
On the black screen
No, referendums are the stupidest fucking idea. The fact that they very rarely actually arrive at a correct conclusion against the prevailing votes of the legislature/governor is not a good reason to keep them around.
― Marcus Aurelius
Path of Exile: themightypuck
Gonna sleep eventually, then wake up and drink my way through the Queen's Speech.
Gonna be a good day tomorrow if I have to punch it in the nuts.
Either way it's serving celebration wedding dessert for setting marriage right.
Not exactly sensitive to tge other side, but this seems like a bit of an over reaction.
--LeVar Burton
Well the difference is that if marriage equality had passed and they ate cake they'd be celebrating a new right for a large number of people. That's what makes it less douchey.
False equivalency is false.
Uh
nooo
its like, haha you cant have this
one is 'now everyone can get married, let's have some just-married cake!'
one is 'now those people can't get married, let's have some just-married cake!'
i see what you're saying but one is within a little model of exclusion and denying a thing, and then reveling in the icon of what you're denying
No, it's celebrating denying rights to people, stopping them from getting married, and hurting them.
The two sides aren't the same.
Only if you consider both sides of the debate equal, which I do not.
The side that won is the majority looking to crush and subdue the civil liberties of the other side.
The other side just wants the fucking freedom to marry people of the same sex.
So, yes, it's considerably more repugnant for the oppressors to use a specific symbol to rub the other side's face in it.
this would be like celebrating the failure of an anti-slavery bill by giving away black people.
This is me hoping they have a horrible hurricane season. This makes me a bad person but eh.