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Arkansas

sinkingfeeling

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4. Probably won't happen in the next 10 years. It passed the 8 member council

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 02:35 PM

Dec 2014

in August by a 6-2 vote. In November, a real religious crazy, backed by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar was elected, replacing a logical, humane person. So at best a new vote would fail 5-3. It takes a 3/4 of the council to pass an ordinance.

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Voters in Fayetteville repeal the Human Rights Ordinance. [View all] sinkingfeeling Dec 2014 OP

For non Arkansasans who read this on LBN ... DreamGypsy Dec 2014 #1

I am so tired of Arkansas. For awhile we were pretty progressive. Now I feel like 1965 Selma. LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #2

It did seem like we were pretty progressive, for a while Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #5

I met Rockefeller as a kid. My dad was an appointee of Rockefellers to do the new food stamp program LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #6

The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was the first election I was aware of Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #7

Well, pass it again! KamaAina Dec 2014 #3

Probably won't happen in the next 10 years. It passed the 8 member council sinkingfeeling Dec 2014 #4

HUH? justgohogs Jan 2015 #8

Precisely. KamaAina Jan 2015 #9