The Spirit of Community
OPINION: Respect Democracy, Respect Will of the People
Whether your candidates or ballot issues won or lost, now is the time for us to come together and celebrate our democracy and the freedom to choose.
After a tumultuous election year—both nationally and here in Maryland—we have at long last reached the end of a messy process. Some folks are pleased by the re-election of President Barack Obama, while others are bitterly disappointed. Similar emotions are certainly found in association with the results of some of our state's more controversial ballot initiatives, including expanded gambling, extending in-state tuition benefits to children of undocumented immigrants, and upholding the extension of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples. Not surprisingly, soon after the results were tallied, some who were unhappy with the final result felt it necessary to let loose with their frustrations. Perhaps the worst example of this was a series …
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John Doe
9:13 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Bill Howard - lighten up, the Democrats are fine being the donkey. more ›