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MineralMan

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4. I wish I could do more. I've donated to the campaign,

Reply to yardwork (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 02:26 PM

Oct 2012

and am talking to everyone as I work in my precinct about the importance of voting NO.

This is all moving too slowly, but it's moving. What's really needed is a Supreme Court decision making all of those amendments and laws unconstitutional. We must elect a President who will appoint people to fill vacancies who share that belief. I'm not confident in the current SCOTUS at all, although I think the California Prop. 8 case is rock solid.

I'm so sorry about North Carolina. It wasn't a surprise, but was a big disappointment.

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Minnesota's Anti Same Sex Marriage Amendment Likely to Fail [View all] MineralMan Oct 2012 OP

Recommended. William769 Oct 2012 #1

I do think there is something of a Bradley Effect with gay marriage votes bluestateguy Oct 2012 #2

That would be good. Thank you for everything you're doing to help defeat it. yardwork Oct 2012 #3

I wish I could do more. I've donated to the campaign, MineralMan Oct 2012 #4

I agree with you about the Supreme Court. yardwork Oct 2012 #11

I have my fingers crossed on the Congress, too. MineralMan Oct 2012 #13

Minnesotans United for All Families is fighting this amendment tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #5

We have a sign up in our front window. MineralMan Oct 2012 #7

I haven't paid much attention to other states since prop 8 in CA IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #6

In the Twin Cities, there's huge support for a NO vote. MineralMan Oct 2012 #8

Can the Cities plus (hopefully) Duluth, Mankato, and St. Cloud win this thing? IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #9

I certainly hope so. MineralMan Oct 2012 #10

I have that same feeling IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #23

There was no strong opposition from corporations or local celebrities in North Carolina. yardwork Oct 2012 #12

There's been some good corporate opposition. MineralMan Oct 2012 #14

The impact of a defeat would be huge. Every other vote has been with the bigots. yardwork Oct 2012 #18

Absolutely. If Minnesota can defeat this, MineralMan Oct 2012 #19

I am so sorry to hear that you didn't have any public opposition in NC IVoteDFL Oct 2012 #24

Glad to hear that - my whole family will be voting no. jwirr Oct 2012 #15

Excellent. Talk to your friends, too. Get people to the polls, if you can. MineralMan Oct 2012 #16

I volunteer with them, and I have *never* been involved with any volunteer organization that is as Brickbat Oct 2012 #17

They're great. Every time I've encountered them, from MineralMan Oct 2012 #20

K&R, and another thanks for your efforts in defeating it. closeupready Oct 2012 #21

There was an article in this morning's St. Paul MineralMan Oct 2012 #22