It's time for THE NO CHILL ZONE Election Day Wrap Up.
I will start in my city of residence, Bridgeport, Connecticut, where voters re-elected former mayor and convict Joe Ganim. Ganim had served as mayor in the 1990s until 2003, when he was sent to prison for seven years for various corruption charges. Voters believed that Ganim deserved a shot at redemption, and chose him in a rout over several other candidates.
I actually met (and shook hands with) the outgoing mayor, Bill Finch, who lost to Ganim in the Democratic primary. He seems like a nice guy, and he brought many projects to the Park City. But my view of Finch wasn't shared by other residents, who decided they needed to bring back a former convict. I can only hope that Ganim continues the good work that Finch put in.
In Ohio, voters shot down a proposal to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. This would have been huge, in my honest opinion, if this would have passed in the red state.
In Houston, Texas, voters repealed an ordinance that many said prevented discrimination about the LGBT community. Opponents of the ordinance said it gave men an excuse to use the women's restroom.
I guess that there are people who are still stuck in the Stone Age when it comes to social issues such as LGBT rights.
Finally, in Kentucky, voters elected a tea party Republican businessman to be the next governor of the Bluegrass State. Which really doesn't surprise me, and shouldn't have surprised anyone.
Are there any other big Election Day stories that I may have missed? Leave them in the comments section.
The issue is a complex one, It is being debated in other places like Palatine, Illinois, where I've heard articulate arguments from the school district superintendent, certainly an educated man, as to how best to safeguard "the dignity and privacy of all students in our educational environment." Reducing opponents to inhabitants of the "Stone Age" is unnecessary and does nothing to further reasoned discussion.
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