Comments on: Referendum 71 Qualifies http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/08/31/14395 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Leonard Drake http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/08/31/14395/comment-page-1#comment-48893 Leonard Drake Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:53:35 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=14395#comment-48893 For some reason, I was expecting this from the very beginning. I do not live in Washington, so I am not familiar with the history of the ballot qualification process, beyond what has been reported here -- extremely well, I might add. Having said that, it appears those in the Office of the Secretary of State, whoever responsible for the counting of the ballots, or whoever allowed for signatures to be accepted by "voters" registered after the deadline and all other pecularities, appears to be, putting it mildly, fucked up. My question is, for those who ARE familiar with the history of the balloting procedure in Washington state is as follows: It is this typical protocol, or has an extra Biblical branch been extended to a certain few hoping to cast out others, in a fashion unseen in previous time? Like I stated earlier, I KNEW this was going to happen, and it is important, now more than ever to fight this tooth and nail, because it appears there is something astray within the higher-ups which allowed this to qualify. I do not like to consider myself prone to histrionic or dramatic (beyond any normal queen), but...something is going on here. Or, am I just being irrational and reactionary? Is it really time for me to just take a chill pill and relax about my fears? For some reason, I was expecting this from the very beginning. I do not live in Washington, so I am not familiar with the history of the ballot qualification process, beyond what has been reported here — extremely well, I might add.

Having said that, it appears those in the Office of the Secretary of State, whoever responsible for the counting of the ballots, or whoever allowed for signatures to be accepted by “voters” registered after the deadline and all other pecularities, appears to be, putting it mildly, fucked up. My question is, for those who ARE familiar with the history of the balloting procedure in Washington state is as follows: It is this typical protocol, or has an extra Biblical branch been extended to a certain few hoping to cast out others, in a fashion unseen in previous time?

Like I stated earlier, I KNEW this was going to happen, and it is important, now more than ever to fight this tooth and nail, because it appears there is something astray within the higher-ups which allowed this to qualify. I do not like to consider myself prone to histrionic or dramatic (beyond any normal queen), but…something is going on here. Or, am I just being irrational and reactionary? Is it really time for me to just take a chill pill and relax about my fears?

]]> By: Cole http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/08/31/14395/comment-page-1#comment-48892 Cole Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:45:03 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=14395#comment-48892 Like everything in this process the numbers don't add up. Election officials were handed 137,689 signatures yet today they wrote down they looked at 137,881 total. Like everything in this process the numbers don’t add up. Election officials were handed 137,689 signatures yet today they wrote down they looked at 137,881 total.

]]> By: Lindoro Almaviva http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/08/31/14395/comment-page-1#comment-48890 Lindoro Almaviva Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:35:31 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=14395#comment-48890 This is so scary is not even funny. All these irregularities and they have a reason to celebrate? I would not be surprised if someone at the top of that office has deep ties to the bigots pushing for this proposal. This is so scary is not even funny. All these irregularities and they have a reason to celebrate?

I would not be surprised if someone at the top of that office has deep ties to the bigots pushing for this proposal.

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