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now tell me what being gay has to do with being elected or doing a job
who cares if they are gay or straight, black or white, male or female
A lot of people care. It's about having a representative who truly resembles you and can bring a perspective to the table from personal experience. If the entire congress was white and male, do you feel that blacks or women would be fairly represented?
A lot of people care. It's about having a representative who truly resembles you and can bring a perspective to the table from personal experience. If the entire congress was white and male, do you feel that blacks or women would be fairly represented?
the point is can he or she do the JOB...I dont care if they are male or female, gay or straight, black or white, catholic/jewish/athiest
the point should be a GOOD person was voted in, and will do the job of ALL the people...not just a few agenda minded
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A lot of people care
what does their gayness or straightness have to do with their LEADERSHIP or ability
the point is can he or she do the JOB...I dont care if they are male or female, gay or straight, black or white, catholic/jewish/athiest
the point should be a GOOD person was voted in, and will do the job of ALL the people...not just a few agenda minded
what does their gayness or straightness have to do with their LEADERSHIP or ability
And the voters in these areas (I'm in Charlotte, btw, and in Mayfield's district) clearly felt that these candidates were the best for the job. Who's to say that a white male wouldn't have an agenda for all white males? Again, don't you see the fairness in having equal representation? One person on a council isn't going to make or break an issue - he or she will only bring their own, personal perspective to what should be a fair and reasonable discussion about the issue, whatever it may be.
Btw, Mayfield didn't just win, she absolutely creamed her opponent. Landslide doesn't even describe it. And she didn't run on a platform of being gay.
Why do they have to be "openly" gay? It is not my business or anyone else's what you do behind closed door so don't talk about it. It is irrelevant and as someone put it, being gay is not the qualification for the position.
Why do you have to be openly straight? So you don't ever talk about your wife or girlfriend or children?
I don't want to know about what you do behind closed doors.
A lot of people care. It's about having a representative who truly resembles you and can bring a perspective to the table from personal experience. If the entire congress was white and male, do you feel that blacks or women would be fairly represented?
Who you have sex with in regards to same sex or not shouldnt affect how you interpret the law. Just because you are gay, shouldnt mean you vote for someone because they are gay or happy for someone being elected just because theyre gay.
Thats as bad as those who vote for someone because they are black or hispanic. Its just stupid.
The east-supportive demographic is 65 years old and older.
No surprise, of course-- changes to society are generally embraced more and more by subsequent generations, no matter how upset members of earlier generations get when this is pointed out.
Who you have sex with in regards to same sex or not shouldnt affect how you interpret the law. Just because you are gay, shouldnt mean you vote for someone because they are gay or happy for someone being elected just because theyre gay.
Thats as bad as those who vote for someone because they are black or hispanic. Its just stupid.
What's stupid is not possessing the understanding that having a diverse representation for a diverse population is right and fair.
Considering that gays and lesbians are a minority, and these folks were elected by a majority, I'd say they didn't get voted in just because they're gay.
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