Missing Mitt
As American rejoiced in wonder at the huge voter turnout nationwide — Utah's numbers declined. An expected 80 percent turnout became just 68 percent.Officials offered various explanations:
• A snowstorm that hit during the prime after-work voting hours. (Sherri Swensen)
". . . at 5 o'clock, it pretty much started to die. And that was pretty much when the worst part of the storm hit. And it started to get dark."
• The ballot generally lacked hotly contested local races. (Mark Thomas with the Lieutenant Governor's Office)
"There are people who feel that this is a Republican state and my vote won't make a difference."
• Mitt Romney, Utah's favorite son who doesn't live here, wasn't on the ballot. (Joe Demma, Lt. Guv's chief of staff)
6 Comments:
Another notable decline is Glen's blog's placement on the Trib's blog gateway. You need some better stuff if a coupon lady got top billing!
You forgot to add that millions of Utahans were more concerned about enacting disriminatory policy in other states.
Uh...duhhh....it's NOT discriminatory to support measures that strengthen families.
If gay people want to marry, why don't they get their own initiative on the ballots and put a vote straight up on whether people WANT this or not?
Obviously Californians had to resort to Prop 8 since the stupid liberal court there said it was OK for gays to marry...remember getting married is NOT a right...it's a privilege the state and society grant...it's government OF the people, BY the people, and FOR the people..and it looks like "MOST" people in CA. don't want gays to be married. (Other states passed similar laws in this election too!)
This is NOT a right to get married, remember that...it's granted by society and states.
Liberal court? You don't know much about California, do you? The court is packed with people cut from the fabric of the Central Valley and suburbs. Do your research before you drop your turds of wisdom on us, chulo.
It is unconstitutional to discriminate against any particular group; the Bills of Rights and the Constitution itself will prove this time and time again. I recommend a division between church and state. I also recommend a degree of self-reflection - to what degree does it personally hurt you, physically or mentally - to deny civic, human rights to another?
signed, California Constitutional Attorney
"Uh...duhhh....it's NOT discriminatory to support measures that strengthen families."
You don't really understand what discrimination is, do you?
I wonder if you'd get as worked up about a law banning divorce or polygamy? Doubtful.
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