This is not helpful since the amendment passed, but it’s the only fact keeping me from going off on my fellow Virginians. Consider these together:
… Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions …
And…
Nearly half of the state’s 4.5 million registered voters cast ballots.
I actually believe that last point is inaccurate. By the last count I saw, more than 2.3 million people voted on Question 1. Regardless, I’ll think about that when the bigots proclaim a majority of Virginians want to “protect marriage.” I guess anything can pass if you just get a majority of a small enough pool. I wonder what rights will be put to a vote next.
I’m going to stop now. Otherwise, I’d write things I don’t want to write while my anger is still on the surface. I’ll just leave it here: I do not respect my state any longer.