tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017925699690446520.post2635116682607454476..comments2024-03-16T20:11:53.366-07:00Comments on Hepzibah: In re Marriage Cases S147999 – Part IIAlan McCornickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532896902247434009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017925699690446520.post-41751835188312772102008-05-23T09:50:00.000-07:002008-05-23T09:50:00.000-07:00That magical number "61.4%" (and they do like keep...That magical number "61.4%" (and they do like keeping that ".4%" on there on their webpage) was really 4,618,673 votes against 2,909,370 votes.<BR/><BR/>And it was 8 years ago.<BR/><BR/>The population of California in 2008 is approximately 36 million. So, should 4.6 million people have the say verses the 36 million people who live there? <BR/><BR/>These religious anti-marriage nuts are trying to convince people that it's 61.4% of Californians in 2000 who are against same-sex marriage. Really, they only represent 7.8% of the total current population.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I realize that it's the YES votes vs. the NO votes. But whenever you hear that argument that the California Supreme Court decision goes against the will of 61.4% of the Population of California---it really ain't so.Dieppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241683848849218558noreply@blogger.com