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Ms Kelly Wrote: May 09, 2012 1:39 AM

If soooooooooo many people support same sex "marriage" why have 29 states banned it? For some reason, the numbers just don't add up.

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Blowtorch of Reason Wrote: May 09, 2012 1:59 AM

simple, they keep putting these amendments up during Republican primaries.

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Blowtorch of Reason Wrote: May 09, 2012 2:14 AM

and the states that keep voting for it are 1) overly christian, 2) southern, 3) have a large minority population.

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socalcon Wrote: May 09, 2012 2:15 AM

Follow the link and learn, there was a whole slate of democrat primaries ( as the lead up to the Nov general)

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/36596/80741/en/summary.html

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MudontheTires Wrote: May 09, 2012 3:23 AM

and the states that keep voting for it are 1) overly christian

What is "overly Christian"? Is that the opposite of "overly atheist"? Or does such a thing exist in your biggoted mind?

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socalcon Wrote: May 09, 2012 1:49 AM

It's a statistical nuance. First, the telephone polls are from the 'adult' population. Not registered voters nor likely voters. So the opinions polled don't mean squat. These are the same people that complain that their soaps a 'pre-empted' by breaking news.

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BonnyB Wrote: May 09, 2012 1:41 AM

Do the math. 57 states minus 29 = ?

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David3036 Wrote: May 09, 2012 2:36 AM

Where did you learn YOUR math? There are 50 states.

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BREAKING: North Carolina Votes to Ban Same Sex Marriage

North Carolina voters, an important election 2012 swing state demographic, have approved a constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage and defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The amendment also bans civil unions. More from the National Journal:

The Associated Press declared Amendment 1 passed. With 39 percent of precincts reporting, the measure has 58 percent support.

The vote came as President Obama has been facing criticism from his base for not coming out in favor of gay marriage, even as several of his Cabinet officials have expressed support. The most recent...