The same-sex marriage referendum debate

[deiseach]

Folks, Bruce Arnold is agin it. Has to be the clincher.

[thebigfella]

Can a man split his vote tomorrow? I'd like to Vote Yes for Lesbians but No for Males. Is this an option does anyone know. 

Only they are of the fantasy variety 

[muppet]

Here you are linking being gay to voting YES:

Muppet suits you - so will gays vote NO?

Of course, some will vote no.

But you linked arguing for a yes vote to being gay. You also said "Most of this board probably on looking for a man" because most here appear to be voting Yes and you cannot comprehend straight people voting YES.

I hope that when you wake up on Saturday, you will find that over 60% of your neighbours are gay. 

[muppet]

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/05/21/will-gay-people-eat-my-children-other-referendum-questions-answered/

WITH just one day until polling stations up and down the country open, WWN has reached out to prominent experts to help answer some of your most pressing questions about the marriage equality referendum.

Will gay people eat my children?
Gay people like any other class of people are prone to bouts of cannibalism and infanticide, so in essence yes it is true to say they want to and will eat your children.

I heard two men got married in New Zealand just for the laugh even though they're heterosexuals, will that happen here?

That's the problem with heterosexuals if they're not getting gay married in New Zealand for a laugh, they're getting straight married in Las Vegas for a laugh. Unfortunately heterosexuals getting married is legal the world over.

I am still undecided. Is mustering the energy required for me to pick a side really worth it?

Of course not, having the opportunity to positively or negatively affect the society you live is better off left unrealised.

Homicide and 'the Homo Side' sound very similar, should I be worried?

You're are 100% right they do sound similar, well done for spotting that. However, it is just mere coincidence that they sound similar to one another, there is no sinister overtones to this one I'm afraid. Actually now that we think about it a bit more...

I go to mass, is my opinion more important than facts?

Sadly it is not. Facts, beloved by the yes campaign are made out of graphite and reinforced steel whereas the opinion of a church goer is made of mostly soggy grass.

I'm cold.

I'm sorry but that is not a question, rather it is a statement.

Are homosexuals, famed for their aggresive nature, bullying conservative catholics, famed for their unopressive tendencies, into voting yes?

Despite the very real 'homo agresso' stereotype, the homosexual community are using readily available and nearby supplies of logic to supress a small percentage of conservative catholics.

For f**k sake, will someone just tell me definitively, is it about 'the children' or not?

It is not about the children. It is about equality...but then they told us 9/11 wasn't an inside job.

Will 1950s Ireland cry if the referendum passes?

More than likely, yes.

Some of my best friends are gay people who don't deserve the same rights as I do.

Once again, that's not a question, more of a statement. A horrible statement actually.

Sorry, just making sure here now but is it about the children?

Ah for f**k sake.

[StGallsGAA]

LMAO at the interview on the radio just now.  Some auld fella in the West was asked for his views and he says,  "Sure I don't mind the lesbians, but not so the men!!"  😆

[topcuppla]

Here you are linking being gay to voting YES:

Muppet suits you - so will gays vote NO?

Of course, some will vote no.

But you linked arguing for a yes vote to being gay. You also said "Most of this board probably on looking for a man" because most here appear to be voting Yes and you cannot comprehend straight people voting YES.

I hope that when you wake up on Saturday, you will find that over 60% of your neighbours are gay. 

No i didn't I would vote yes - trawl back you seem to love doing that.

[muppet]

Here you are linking being gay to voting YES:

Muppet suits you - so will gays vote NO?

Of course, some will vote no.

But you linked arguing for a yes vote to being gay. You also said "Most of this board probably on looking for a man" because most here appear to be voting Yes and you cannot comprehend straight people voting YES.

I hope that when you wake up on Saturday, you will find that over 60% of your neighbours are gay. 

No i didn't I would vote yes - trawl back you seem to love doing that.

I have already proved that. 

And it is very funny to see you whinge about me trawling back. You are the one who demanded evidence, so I went and got it. But it is understandable since it shows you up completely.

I will do it again in chronological order:

Most of this board probably on looking for a man.
Any of you boys on here going to be getting married this year if the Yes vote wins?
Do you think they won't, after all the arguments for a yes vote?

This is the bit where you connect arguing for a yes vote with the previous line, after AZOffaly calls you out.

But then you dive in completely:

Why do you think it is wrong for the gays on this board to avail of marriage in the light of a yes vote?

[muppet]

Every bloody YouTube link I open and there's Keith Mills telling me to vote No. I haven't seen one ad for Yes over the course of this campaign but IONA, Mothers and Fathers Matter and every branch of the No campaign have been all over it.

Where is the funding for all this coming from?

Breda O'Brien doesn't know, that's for sure, and sure she's only a key member of IONA.

So, where's the moolah coming from?

This ad is still on youtube now, at 0100 on the day of the referendum.

It is on behalf of keep marriage.org and mothersandfathersmatter.ie and their names appear at the end of the ad.

Who do I complain to?

[omaghjoe]

Alright folks the debate is over..... Vote day is about predicting the result b4 the actual result is announced

So based on the polls, and factoring in demographics, shy nos etc I would say its gonna be:

YES 55 : 45

What yis think?

[Oraisteach]

Maybe a squidge tighter, Joe.  I'm saying YES 53:47.  A lot of those NOmos will come out of the closet, I'd say.

[whitey]

i think thatbthere will be < 5% points between them, with the Yes team squeeking out a win

[PadraicHenryPearse]

What ID do you need to vote?  Would a photocopy of a passport be ok? Or is it only drivers licence passport

[MoChara]

At first I thought the yes vote would walk it but I'm not so sure similar to the secret Tories in England I think there will be a lot of Secret No's in the Free State, Plus considering voting patterns young people are much more likely to vote yes but much less likely to actually vote. Gonna be a tight one but I think Yes will sneak in, can anyone confirm its a 50% +1 vote setup?

[Farrandeelin]

65% Yes, 35% No is my prediction.

[macdanger2]

What ID do you need to vote?  Would a photocopy of a passport be ok? Or is it only drivers licence passport

Not sure if a photocopy would do. Drivers licence, passport, college ID would all be accepted I'd say

Very often, just the voting card is enough and they don't look for ID