Looking to 2007

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At the end of the day I will be taking down my Voting NO page. Before I do, I’d like to thank the 998,180 Virginians who voted NO. A special thanks goes out to the members of the General Assembly who stood with the Commonwealth Coalition and supported our efforts. In 2007, the entire General Assembly will be up for re-election. Let’s not forget these folks:

Council of Elected Leaders

Senator John Edwards

Senator Janet Howell

Senator Mamie Locke

Senator Patsy Ticer

Senator Mary Margaret Whipple

Delegate Bob Brink

Delegate Adam Ebbin

Delegate Al Eisenberg

Delegate David Englin

Delegate Bob Hull

Delegate David Marsden

Delegate Donald McEachin

Delegate Brian Moran

Delegate Ken Plum

Delegate David Poisson

Delegate Jim Scott

Delegate Vivian Watts

Consistent NO Voters and Supporters:

Senator Benjamin Lambert

Senator Louise Lucas

Senator Henry Marsh

Senator Toddy Puller

Senator Dick Saslaw

Delegate Kris Amundson

Delegate Mamye BaCote

Delegate David Bulova

Delegate Chuck Caputo

Delegate Jennifer McClellan

Delegate Harvey Morgan

Delegate Jim Shuler

Delegate Mark Sickles

Delegate David Toscano

Delegate Shannon Valentine

Delegate Jeion Ward

Yes Voters Who Changed to NO:

Senator Creigh Deeds

Delegate Ken Alexander

Delegate Frank Hall

Delegate Dwight Jones

Delegate Steve Shannon

Delegate Katherine Waddell

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7 thoughts on “Looking to 2007”

  1. Ms. Paige, I’m sorry for this loss. This was an especially ugly election. Despite the gains – we have so much work to do.

    I worked the polls with a great group of active high school students and the Marshall-Newman amendment was all they wanted to talk about. The issue was straight forward, and they see the injustice clearly. The kids are motivated. Just a thought…

  2. I second your comments Bubby. I am optimistic that Virginia will come to its senses over the long run, but this is clearly a set-back.

    Going forward I think it will be important to track the impact of this amendment. Rarely do measures like this improve the public morality or “strengthen the family”. Frequently they have the exact opposite impact.

  3. “I believe that children are the future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.”

    I keep trying to find a silver lining in this vote and have so far been unable to. Right now, I’m resisting the urge to relocate to NJ or Arizona.

  5. Vivian, if this fight is going to be won over the long haul the cause demands vocal and articulate activists such as yourself.

    In 4 years will there still be support for this amendment when we start seeing the fallout from the amendments passage?

    Will divorce rates drop? Will rates of domestic abuse rates drop? Will the family truly be strengthened?

    Additionally, will taxpayers be willing to stomach millions of dollars in legal bills? (If Ohio is a guide there will be many legal challenges). Will the public become aware of some of the horror stories that are likely to emerge as a result of this amendment (for both gays and heterosexuals)?

    A big part of this going forward is simply going to be awareness on the part of the public. Hopefully, the Commonwealth Coalition stays in tact and monitors and publicizes the fallout of this amendment going forward.

  6. Let’s not forget that there are some rumors floating around that bloggers who voted no might be considering a run for the House of Delegates in 2007. If it turns out to be true, then they will deserve our support too.

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