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57. Well then what's wrong with people who believe in human rights? Isn't this something

Wed May 9, 2012, 01:54 AM

May 2012

important enough for them to get off their fat asses and go out and vote? Why is it that only the bigots seem to care enough to go and and vote in elections like this? I am totally disgusted. I'll tell you what. If I were a NC voter I would have gone out to vote for human rights even if I had to crawl to the polling place on my hands and knees.

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Breaking: North Carolina Passes Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage [View all] Hissyspit May 2012 OP

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Then he better take the lead and find a way of bring blacks to favor gay marrage before november PFunk May 2012 #3

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If you 2 think you are not transparent, you are pretty dumb. JoePhilly May 2012 #15

Alerted with TOS. n/t Fearless May 2012 #20

Many black leaders and churches came out against the amendment. yardwork May 2012 #28

wrong wrong wrong A wise Man May 2012 #69

Wait - what? Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #76

Whoof. Bold claim. nolabear May 2012 #4

It may be bold but from what I'm seeing around my 'hood it's starting to happen. PFunk May 2012 #8

Issues Crow73 May 2012 #5

The same thing happened in Ohio in '04... rexcat May 2012 #73

In 2012 in North Carolina things were different. Black leaders opposed the amendment strongly. yardwork May 2012 #78

Fine... rexcat May 2012 #80

They mostly vote for the amendment in rural areas unc70 May 2012 #81

Ohio in '04 was about same margin as seen in NC in '12... rexcat May 2012 #82

Those large metro areas have a high percentage of black voters, and they voted against the amendment yardwork May 2012 #84

It does not change the fact that 2/3 blacks voted for the amendment. rexcat May 2012 #85

Drop it. There is no point in what you are doing except to divide and weaken. yardwork May 2012 #86

That is a two way street and your divisive attitude is appauling... rexcat May 2012 #87

No... That's not why. FBaggins May 2012 #6

I'm Black and I support same-sex marriage. Jamaal510 May 2012 #12

Thanks for the support! Change has come May 2012 #40

I'm a black American, too, and a proud and unapologetic supporter of marriage equality! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #46

+1 Blue_Tires May 2012 #72

It has been shown this isn't true obamanut2012 May 2012 #13

Skinner has shown dejo the door. nt DURHAM D May 2012 #17

blacks who hold these views should be ashamed. If we had been roguevalley May 2012 #14

Not a big surprise unfortunately. DLine May 2012 #2

The huge Yes percentages in the rural counties prove there is still a lot bigotry in the South LonePirate May 2012 #10

Low Information Voters who Don't Care that it was already the law LarryNM May 2012 #9

Really not a surprise at all... richmwill May 2012 #11

This NC liberal episcopalian thanks u. nt ncgrits May 2012 #31

The GOP knew that only its craziest members would be voting today ... and they gave them some red JoePhilly May 2012 #16

Well then what's wrong with people who believe in human rights? Isn't this something totodeinhere May 2012 #57

Once these people find out what they Iliyah May 2012 #18

You are correct. See additional material I added to OP. nt Hissyspit May 2012 #19

To our NC LGBTers... We're still with you! Fearless May 2012 #21

It's not right to even have a referendum on human rights Politicub May 2012 #22

Of course not. Hissyspit May 2012 #23

Shrug. What are ya gonna do? xchrom May 2012 #24

The AP should have titled the story "Bigotry Still Alive and Well in the US of A". nt cstanleytech May 2012 #25

Too late to change the venue for the Democratic National Convention? MNBrewer May 2012 #26

Probably. Bolo Boffin May 2012 #27

Given that it's in an urban setting, I think that might be a viable option. MNBrewer May 2012 #29

Mecklenberg County, where Charlotte is, voted against the Amendment. Hissyspit May 2012 #30

Wake, Orange and Durham Counties also voted against it. gauguin57 May 2012 #32

Oh, that's good. Bolo Boffin May 2012 #39

Thing is, it's only geographically small Alcibiades May 2012 #53

I wasn't even thinking about that Politicub May 2012 #34

Or flip the bird to the rest of NC and officially endorse marriage equality in the platform MNBrewer May 2012 #36

Charlotte voted against it. Jamastiene May 2012 #41

. Occulus May 2012 #33

Stupid dimwits - all they saw was the word Smilo May 2012 #35

Tonight I am ashamed to live in NC bowens43 May 2012 #37

I feel for you. I felt the same way after OR banned same sex marriage. BlueIris May 2012 #61

My county (Buncombe) voted against young_at_heart May 2012 #38

Not surprising from a state that seceded from the Union _ed_ May 2012 #42

That would be South Carolina Alcibiades May 2012 #55

Sigh Jamastiene May 2012 #43

You are loved and valued here on DU. You are among friends. yardwork May 2012 #45

Sorry Jama... DURHAM D May 2012 #47

Just remember that you have... Fearless May 2012 #50

The reason humbled_opinion May 2012 #44

Fuckity fuck fuck fuck! supernova May 2012 #48

This isn't over, not by a long shot. musical_soul May 2012 #49

Breaking: North Carolina Passes Amendment to Ban Civil Rights pinto May 2012 #51

Won't it be overturned due to its unconstitutionality, though? Marksman_91 May 2012 #52

In time perhaps... Fearless May 2012 #54

It might but remember that 30 sates have voted to ban gay marriage and in very few cases have those totodeinhere May 2012 #58

No, because it isn't like prop 8 jeff47 May 2012 #71

This is an amendment to the constitution. Very different from Prop 8, which was a referendum. yardwork May 2012 #79

At least one person in conservative Johnston county voted against it.... DLine May 2012 #56

I'm in Person County, and I feel your pain. queenjane May 2012 #65

I am not at all surprised. Behind the Aegis May 2012 #59

I wonder how many men in the rural counties who voted for Am. 1 hump goats in their spare time. alp227 May 2012 #60

Before, black men couldn't transport white women over state lines for "lewd and indecent reasons" Suji to Seoul May 2012 #62

Probably the most famous Mann Act proscution was black boxing champ Jack Johnson; however, 24601 May 2012 #88

Ignorance is bliss. RushIsRot May 2012 #63

Yeah, that old Christian hatred is still alive and well in NC! Home of Virginia Foxx! dmosh42 May 2012 #64

Hey that's my congressional idiot! CRK7376 May 2012 #68

Yeah, know what you mean. I was in her district, now in sixth with numby Coble! dmosh42 May 2012 #77

my sympathy to those those in North Carolina forced to live with this bigoted azurnoir May 2012 #66

Upsetting but it was expected... iandhr May 2012 #67

... progressoid May 2012 #70

I guess my only real surprise is that NC at least pretended to debate the topic... Blue_Tires May 2012 #74

Guilford only passed it by 68 votes, 50/50 percentages; Forsyth 53/47 carolinayellowdog May 2012 #75

Apparently they also banned civil unions and domestic partnerships for straight couples as well 4th law of robotics May 2012 #83