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> It really doesnt get any more democratic than
> allowing everyone to have a vote on something like
> that. Even if they wanted to let it stand they
> should have affirmed it making their own ruling on
> it instead of kicking it back and leaving it open
> for more challenges. I dont think theyve made up
> their mind on that yes so they just took a pass.
Of course it doesn't. But it won't happen. Regardless of what polls may show, the country really isn't that liberal. The young people (whom I'm an unfortunate member of) don't tend to vote. This is fortunate, because most of them support gay marriage. It was a very simple case: yes or no. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court decided to make it more difficult than it ever should've been.
> Either ruling on Prop 8 or simply stating its a
> states right issue in the Doma ruling would have
> removed a lot of uncertainty.
Marriage has always been a states' rights issue. It's not the providence of the national government to say who's getting married and who's not. DOMA was unconstitutional, but it's funny to see people on both sides flip-flopping now that gay marriage is supported 52-48.
> That would be ideal. At the very least keep
> enough seats that its not 09 all over again. A
> super majority now with no fear of needing to be
> elected again is a terrifying thought. As awful
> as that would be I do have to admit it would be
> interesting to see how much influence Obama
> actually has, seems like Reid would be running the
> show to make sure the dems are still electable
> when Obama is gone.
I think you mean '06, but I get your point. It's not imperative that the GOP regain the Senate. All the GOP has to do is gain 2 or 3 seats overall, which would make it 52-49, which is too small of a number to get anything done, regardless of how either side wants to get the Senate rules changed. As for the House, it's gerrymandered so badly that the GOP will have control until at least 2020, and probably longer. The GOP may have some absolutely crazy members, but I'd rather see Boehner and McConnell in control than Pelosi and Reid or (god forbid) Schultz and Reid.
> Not to mention there should have to be a quiz or
> something before you can vote for something, maybe
> a page limit for bills too. No one read the thing
> yet somehow knew it was a great idea
Yeah, welcome to DC. Pelosi said something along the lines of "vote for it, then you can find out what's in it." Fortunately, not all Democrats were that stupid. Some were bright enough to vote for the best interests of the country- against the bill.
Regardless, I don't see Hillary Clinton having an easy time in 2016, nor do I see the Democrats doing that well in 2014. People are rapidly growing sick of "Hope and change" as well as "Forward."
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