Bans on Gay Marriage were on the ballots in 11 States. They passed in 10 States.....

Voters in 10 States OK Gay-Marriage Ban

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By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer

Voters in 10 states approved constitutional amendments Tuesday to ban same-sex marriage, in most cases by overwhelming margins. Opponents of the bans held out hope that Oregon, where results were not yet in, would buck the trend.

The amendments — on the ballots in 11 states — won easy approval in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio and Utah. The bans won by 3-to-1 margins in Kentucky and Georgia, 3-to-2 in Ohio, and 6-to-1 in Mississippi.

The Ohio measure, considered the broadest of the 11 because it barred any legal status that "intends to approximate marriage," gathered equal support from men and women, blacks and whites.

In Georgia, Ohio and Mississippi, gay-rights activists were considering court challenges of the newly approved amendments. But supporters of the bans were jubilant.

"I've said all along that this crossed party lines, color lines and socio-economic lines," said Sadie Fields of the Georgia Christian Coalition. "The people in this state realized that we're talking about the future of our country here."

Conservatives hoped the amendments would prevail in all 11 states, sending a signal that the American public disapproved of gay marriage. National and local gay-rights groups campaigned vigorously in Oregon, where polls showed a close race, to try to prevent a sweep, but the results — though expected — were dismaying.

"That certainly is disappointing news that many Kentucky voters would think it's appropriate to write discrimination into our constitution," said Beth Wilson of the American Civil Liberties Union (news - web sites) of Kentucky. "People get harmed when their relationships are not respected, and this means that relationships won't be respected."

None of the 11 states allow gay marriage now, though officials in Portland, Ore., married more than 3,000 same-sex couples last year before a judge halted the practice. Supporters of the amendments contend the measures are needed as an extra guard against state court rulings like the one in Massachusetts a year ago that legalized same-sex marriage there.

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Wow! It really has been a bad evening for the Far Left, hasn't it?

Eric The(Straighter'nMoses)Hun

Quoted: I did my part in Ohio.

I should hope so!



Eric The(Obvious)Hun

Quoted: Gay Marriage Takes It In The Rear!    Isn't that an oxymoron?

I take it you have never met ilikelegs?

Quoted: Quoted: Gay Marriage Takes It In The Rear!    Isn't that an oxymoron? no its a bad pun/joke.

Well, considering my intended audience and the nature of the subject matter, it was as good as necessary.

I don't do this for a living, you know.



Eric The(AlthoughMyEx-MizHunCallsMeAJoke)Hun

Quoted: Originaly Posted by Eric The Hun: I don't do this for a living, you know. Not bad for a drinking/stocky/hun from Texas.

Well, I admit to the drinking, but 'stocky'?

You haven't seen the pics of the New, Improved Hun? Down 70 pounds from my former weight?

Only 15 pounds more, and I will be at my weight at age 18!

Eric The(AndLookingForEighteenYearOlds!)Hun

Quoted: Congrats!

Much grass, Amigo!

Thanks be to the late Dr. Adkins!

Eric The(OrIsItAtkins?)Hun

The Gay Marriage Ban was approved by voters in ALL 11 STATES where it was on the ballot.

Oregon, the last great hope for the Gay Left, approved the ban yesterday!

So, 11 out of 11 ain't bad!

Eric The(SlouchingTowardsGomorrah,NoMore)Hun