In Wisconsin, a Democratic Governor, a Democratic Senator, the Democrats picked up one seat in the House, our State Senate shifted from Republican to Democrat, the State Assembly Republican majority was narrowed, and yet I’m dissatisfied. The people of the State of Wisconsin voted for a referendum that adds a ban on domestic partnerships and gay marriage to our constitution. We gave in to homophobia and the bizarre christian cults that have such a terrible influence on our public policy. Further, the people gave in to fear in the matter of capital punishment. Wisconsin let go of the hideous and primitive need to execute criminals in 1853, but yesterday the people voted yes for the death penalty. Talk about fear itself… Bush has really brought the terror home. There was a time when we were prouder of ourselves than this, when we took pride in supporting the rights of people who were in a minority, who were perhaps different from ourselves. There was a time when we knew that killing criminals made us killers. That time is past.
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