Finally weighing in...
Nov. 5th, 2008 11:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bovilObama? Yay.
Democratic Senate gains? Yay.
Democratic house gains? Yay.
I'm going to send a letter, though, to my representative, my senators and the democratic leadership. Don't squander this chance. Don't make this into the first two years of the Carter administration. Don't make this into the first two years of the Clinton administration. Don't make this into the first two years of the second W administration (he had it his way in 2004-2006, or he should have). Come together. Work on reform. Work with the moderate Republicans; some of them have good ideas and might agree with you on some things. Drive legislation.
Prop 8? Not so yay. There's an estimated 3,000,000 uncounted mail-in and provisional ballots, though. There's still a slim chance that the proposition could be defeated if those ballots skew the right direction.
If you voted "yes" on Prop 8, you voted to end my marriage. I will not forgive that.
If you are crying in your beer about Prop 8's likely passage, and were eligible to vote in California but didn't vote against it, Prop 8's victory is your fault. I will not forgive that.
Democratic Senate gains? Yay.
Democratic house gains? Yay.
I'm going to send a letter, though, to my representative, my senators and the democratic leadership. Don't squander this chance. Don't make this into the first two years of the Carter administration. Don't make this into the first two years of the Clinton administration. Don't make this into the first two years of the second W administration (he had it his way in 2004-2006, or he should have). Come together. Work on reform. Work with the moderate Republicans; some of them have good ideas and might agree with you on some things. Drive legislation.
Prop 8? Not so yay. There's an estimated 3,000,000 uncounted mail-in and provisional ballots, though. There's still a slim chance that the proposition could be defeated if those ballots skew the right direction.
If you voted "yes" on Prop 8, you voted to end my marriage. I will not forgive that.
If you are crying in your beer about Prop 8's likely passage, and were eligible to vote in California but didn't vote against it, Prop 8's victory is your fault. I will not forgive that.
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Date: 2008-11-05 10:41 pm (UTC)There are several arguments that were brought before the courts when 8 qualified. The courts, doing what courts do, were loath to address the issue while Prop 8 wasn't settled, and at the time dismissed the suits, noting that they could be brought again should the measure pass.
I don't have a lot of faith that mail-in ballots are going to skew too differently from yesterday's returns. Still, the margin is tight and the uncounted ballots are many.