Glimmer of hope? RBG

[Ms. Toad]

25. Social issues - yes. That is different from supreme court appointments.

The marriage discrimination amendment was put on the ballot precisely to drive Republicans to the polls to vote for it. The original law had already been interpreted to limit marriage to one man and one woman, the reinforcing statute had already been passed and had taken effect. There was ABSOLUTELY NO legal basis to think that - absent a constitutional amendment - mixed gender marriage was threatened. The sole reason for it to be on the ballot was to drive Evangelicals and conservatives to the polls who - while they were there - would vote for Bush.

It is our side who gets fired up about the Supreme Court for all its potential (not just as a means to push a few narrow social issues).

So I worked my tail off (I was actually burning the candle at both ends, since there wasn't any significant opposition to the MDA - so I at night I designed a website to at least provide information, and during the day I was pounding the pavement for Kerry)

On election day more than half the state came out to spit on my marriage of (then) 23 years (We marked 39 years as of 7 days ago).

Kerry conceded before the vote in Ohio were even counted

And I jumped on DU only to face accusation after accusation that we'd lost only becuase I insisted on having my special pony, rather than thinking of the good of the country

. . . just so you know what you walked into.