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Midterm elections - on the results
Nov. 8th, 2006 11:03 pmSo. The Democrats have TOTALLY won Congress. Next step : take care of that President guy thing. Seriously.
Now let's all cross our fingers the Democrats manage to do something with this.
Ah. It's days like these I kind of regretted not being able to watch FOX news and LAUGH AT THEM. I am feeling absolutely no pity whatsoever.
Also, Massachusetts voted pro-equality all the way, which makes me so happy. *pets MA*
That said, some States are still struggling with the concept of equality. Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin all voted in favor of a ban on same-sex marriage. But the award of the night goes out to South Carolina and Tennessee who voted in favor of a ban on same-sex marriage with respectively 78% and 81% of the voters IN FAVOR of the ban. It makes my skin crawl. And I find it amazing, over a century after Plessy vs Ferguson, that the same mistakes could be made, again and again. I guess we do never learn.
And for the record, letting the majority vote on the rights of a minority? Ethically very doubtful. And no, it's not necessarily the price to pay for participative democracy.
Finally, California's totally let me down by voting against Proposition 87, "Funds for Alternative Energy". My dad wants me to write an article about this, so I might bore you with a rant later on. Oh, yes, I can hear you cheer. Right on!
On that note, I should go check out what Jon Stewart has to say about all of this. *runs to watch the LIVE Midterm Midtacular*
Now let's all cross our fingers the Democrats manage to do something with this.
Ah. It's days like these I kind of regretted not being able to watch FOX news and LAUGH AT THEM. I am feeling absolutely no pity whatsoever.
Also, Massachusetts voted pro-equality all the way, which makes me so happy. *pets MA*
That said, some States are still struggling with the concept of equality. Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin all voted in favor of a ban on same-sex marriage. But the award of the night goes out to South Carolina and Tennessee who voted in favor of a ban on same-sex marriage with respectively 78% and 81% of the voters IN FAVOR of the ban. It makes my skin crawl. And I find it amazing, over a century after Plessy vs Ferguson, that the same mistakes could be made, again and again. I guess we do never learn.
And for the record, letting the majority vote on the rights of a minority? Ethically very doubtful. And no, it's not necessarily the price to pay for participative democracy.
Finally, California's totally let me down by voting against Proposition 87, "Funds for Alternative Energy". My dad wants me to write an article about this, so I might bore you with a rant later on. Oh, yes, I can hear you cheer. Right on!
On that note, I should go check out what Jon Stewart has to say about all of this. *runs to watch the LIVE Midterm Midtacular*
