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Ruby the Liberal

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2. I just don't get voting on civil rights

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 03:05 PM

Jan 2012

Try as I might, that just can't seem to resonate.

Why would you ask people to vote on something that first, doesn't concern them and second, is none of their business?

Just tell the 'no' voters that they don't have to get gay married if they don't want to. Problem solved.

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