tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post4525692055703025337..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: DC to Legalize Gay Marriage?David Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-64482982457314340302008-11-18T17:53:00.000-08:002008-11-18T17:53:00.000-08:00See, I think the opposite -- I think Dems will res...See, I think the opposite -- I think Dems will resort to all sorts of procedural shut-downs to block the inevitable push to overturn the will of the DC people from coming to a vote.<BR/><BR/>Good thing too -- anything that blocks the colonialist domination of the District is okay by me!David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-71092735008311245032008-11-18T17:51:00.000-08:002008-11-18T17:51:00.000-08:00I don't know the details of the DC home rule arran...I don't know the details of the DC home rule arrangement, but it seems that such a move would put the ball directly in Congress's court to overrule or condone it. I would guess the Dems would rush through a bill with very narrow language overruling it, to try (futilely) to keep it from blowing up into a big issue.Stentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629599671442149938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-2250882062377114032008-11-18T16:54:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:54:00.000-08:00Actually, that's exactly what I was thinking: DC i...Actually, that's exactly what I was thinking: DC is a noted hub of the bourgie-black set, with a thriving Black middle class and a strong Black political intelligentsia that sets the tone for the entire polity. Also, I'd wager that DC voters as a whole are more politically engaged than the typical voter anywhere else in the country.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-45212227064724351892008-11-18T16:45:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:45:00.000-08:00Sure, but I can tell you what aspects of white Mar...Sure, but I can tell you what aspects of white Marylanders makes them relevantly different from white Alabamans for the purpose of predicting views on same-sex marriage (the former have a higher average level of income and education, and a lower average level of religiosity particular within fundamentalist and evangelical beliefs, than the latter). What are the relevant differences between black Californians and their D.C. counterparts? Are D.C. black voters on average more educated, less religious, higher-income, younger and more male than Californian black voters?PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com