http://www.metafilter.com/tags/johnthune Posts tagged with 'johnthune' at MetaFilter. Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:47:00 -0800 Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:47:00 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/36699/In%2Dother%2Dnews While you were re-electing a president:<br> Senator-elect <a href="http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/9888340.htm">Jim DeMint</a>: Thinks that unwed pregnant women and gays are unfit to be schoolteachers.</a><br> Senator-elect <a href="http://www.fox23.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=BF956298-934E-4B30-B9D3-DC274E134AF4">Tom Coburn</a>: Wants the death penalty for abortion doctors.<br> Senator-elect <a href="http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/John_Thune_Education.htm">John Thune</a>: Mr. School Prayer Amendment.<br> Voters in 11 states <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/ballot.measures/">voted to ban same-sex marriage</a>. The <i>lowest</i> margin was 57%-43%. The highest (Mississippi) was 86%-14%. Kentucky's also bans <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/election/2004/ky/K1-gay1103-6582.html">civil unions.</a> That one was 75%-25%.<br> The Senate will likely be split <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/senate/">55-45</a> in favor of Republicans, creeping closer to a filibuster-proof supermajority. Meanwhile, 89% of <a href="http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/justices/presjustices.html">these guys</a> are older than 65.<br> Enjoy your tax cut, America. You're going to need it. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.36699 Wed, 03 Nov 2004 06:47:00 -0800 abortion deathpenalty elections jimdemint johnthune politics schoolprayer tomcoburn usa PrinceValium