Jeremiah

Discrimination, especially in mass, is fun again! Fifty-seven percent of voting Virginians supported Amendment 1, legally defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman and prohibits any legal recognition of domestic partnerships or other non-marital relationships. Virginians can now legally pretend states like Masssachusettes, California, and Vermont don’t recognize that two gay people can love each other.

Discrimination is a key element in Virginia’s history. During the Civil War, the western portion of Virginia separated from the portion of the state that sided with the racist abolitionists. Northern Virginia should do the same today.

To be fair, similar amendments were passed in Tennessee, South Carolina and Wisconsin, but not in Arizona. I love John McCain’s state. It raised the minimum wage (always a good thing) and made English the official language of the state (as it should be in the whole country).

How I Voted

I like the Governator. He’s a fiscal conservative with a moderate agenda. I voted for the Democrate in every Congressional race and for the Libertarian in every other race.

Yes, I voted for lots of Democrats. Surprised? If President Bush was issued a “mandate” in 2004, I wanted to issue him a rebuking in 2006. Apparently, so did the rest of the country. It only took a hemoraging deficit, a quagmire in Iraq, not catching Osama, not securing the borders, not securing the ports, a failing energy policy, and a slew of closeted Republicans for the Democrats to regain power. The Democrats did not win because of their leadership, but I’m hoping they seize the moment and display some.

P.S. High five to my man Lieberman for winning against the Dumb-ocrats in Connecticut.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 at 23:49 and is tagged gay, politics.