ELECTION RESULTS

Governor - General
November 09, 2011 - 12:24AM ET
Mississippi - 1677 of 1876 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Bryant , Phil GOP 458,297 61%
DuPree , Johnny Dem 289,013 39%


Lieutenant Governor - General
November 09, 2011 - 12:24AM ET
Mississippi - 1677 of 1876 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Reeves , Tate GOP 541,903 80%
Hill , Tracella RP 132,285 20%

Attorney General - General
November 09, 2011 - 12:24AM ET
Mississippi - 1677 of 1876 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Hood , Jim (i) Dem 445,752 61%
Simpson , Steve GOP 290,195 39%


Treasurer - General
November 09, 2011 - 12:24AM ET
Mississippi - 1677 of 1876 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Fitch , Lynn GOP 431,531 59%
Moran , Connie Dem 278,105 38%
O'Hara , Shawn RP 21,827 3%



ALL OTHER STATE HELD EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS SEE: http://www.wapt.com/election-results/29440088/detail.html


Initiative - 26 - Definition of Person - Ballot Issue
November 09, 2011 - 12:21AM ET
Person at Fertilization
Mississippi - 1667 of 1876 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name Votes Vote %
No 421,216 58%
Yes 300,831 42%


Initiative - 27 - Voter Identification - Ballot Issue
November 09, 2011 - 12:21AM ET
Photo and Exemptions
Mississippi - 1667 of 1876 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name Votes Vote %
Yes 447,553 62%
No 275,119 38%


Initiative - 31 - Eminent Domain - Ballot Issue
November 09, 2011 - 12:24AM ET
Exceptions to Limits
Mississippi - 1667 of 1876 Precincts Reporting - 89%
Name Votes Vote %
Yes 532,060 73%
No 195,528 27%

Why are they labeling the eminent domain initiative "Exceptions to Limits"?

And voter ID is labeled "Photo and Exemptions".

Seems weird to me.

Like maybe somebody is a sore loser and lives in denial.

I don't too much care for the way that 26 turned out but the voters have spoken. There was a huge turnout in our district. Folks really got out and did their duty yesterday.

A few words on 26 and I'll drop it..... The opposition was heavily funded by Planned Parenthood. They are heavily funded by our tax dollars. Does it seem odd to anybody else that the supporters for 26 were forced to fund their own opposition? What tangled webs we weave.......

The right thing happened on 26, like it or not. Thankfully, most MS residents used their heads and not their hearts. Tell you what, you give us a decent bill going after what this bill had in mind in the right way and we'll see that it passes. If more thought had been given to this one, it might have passed, but it was a vague badly drafted bill and didn't deserve any serious consideration from anyone with half a brain.

This bill was drafted the way it was on purpose. It wasn't intended to pass in the first place. It would have proven awfully costly to the state in legal defense expenses and would have certainly been struck down by the courts. IMHO, this bill had no other reason for existing other than to make us think about the issue. Now that we've thought about and debated the issue, give us a reasonable bill that's less intrusive. Abortion isn't the issue that defeated this one, it was the fact that it was too far reaching for no good reason. It doesn't seem so far fetched to me that our state could come up with a workable bill that accomplished the underlying goals, but it's gonna have to be worded in a way that passes constitutional mustard. Perhaps the same initiative worded a little differently with a couple of necessary exceptions.

Personally, I don't think any government intrusion is necessary, but I may be in the minority on that. I'm pretty sure there are very few abortions performed in MS and none of them are funded by any branch of government. Additionally, where do men come off making decisions concerning a woman's body? Seems a little strange to me, however, I'll guarantee that if your wife was diagnosed with cancer during her pregnancy and the choice was her or the baby, you would probably develop a whole different attitude.

Caleb C wrote:I don't too much care for the way that 26 turned out but the voters have spoken. There was a huge turnout in our district. Folks really got out and did their duty yesterday.

A few words on 26 and I'll drop it..... The opposition was heavily funded by Planned Parenthood. They are heavily funded by our tax dollars. Does it seem odd to anybody else that the supporters for 26 were forced to fund their own opposition? What tangled webs we weave.......

Your right planned parenthood(Abortion Clinics) really put the scared in people, that this was going to shut off birth control and kill all women who have a life threatening illness during pregnancy. This was a vote to determine when life begins. I'm proud to say I voted yes.

righttoown wrote:

Caleb C wrote:I don't too much care for the way that 26 turned out but the voters have spoken. There was a huge turnout in our district. Folks really got out and did their duty yesterday.

A few words on 26 and I'll drop it..... The opposition was heavily funded by Planned Parenthood. They are heavily funded by our tax dollars. Does it seem odd to anybody else that the supporters for 26 were forced to fund their own opposition? What tangled webs we weave.......

Your right planned parenthood(Abortion Clinics) really put the scared in people, that this was going to shut off birth control and kill all women who have a life threatening illness during pregnancy. This was a vote to determine when life begins. I'm proud to say I voted yes.

Then why was one of the main ringleaders of this bill making statements that it would indeed stop many birth control pills? I couldve gone either way until I saw that interview.

Like hardnox said, show me a properly written bill and then we'll talk. I'm sick and tired of this vague crap our state calls our laws

All three inits when the way I voted. I knew there was a reason I lived here.

As to 26- I truely feel that the entire matter was thrust upon MS residents by outsiders.. both for and against. I don't for one minute think the outsiders care about one person living in MS, born or unborn. Now that its over, the outsiders will leave, and care not for the emotional upheaval thrust upon us. Its like a sick sick joke played on the poorest state in the nation.. precisely because we are such.
I am proud that civility did seem to rule here. I am very certain the outsided hoped it would not.

Whether you supported or opposed 26 it doesn't really matter now. I'll admit that it could have been better drafted. More precise wording could have helped ease the minds of some voters. It also would have cost Mississippi a lot of money.

With that said, there will be 3500 children aborted in the US today. Last night, I did my part to make sure none of those would take place in Mississippi. The bill wasn't perfect but it was a start. My conscience is clear.


On a side note: I'm sure glad that we'll have to produce some ID next time we vote. May be that will keep all of the dead folks from voting.

Caleb C wrote:The opposition was heavily funded by Planned Parenthood. They are heavily funded by our tax dollars. Does it seem odd to anybody else that the supporters for 26 were forced to fund their own opposition?

It's a crying shame that it is NOT odd for our tax dollars to be used like this.

One more thing. Federal funding cannot be legally used to fund abortion. Planned parenthood gets about 1/3 of its funding from federal money. While they might not use that specific 1/3 of their funding for abortion, that 1/3 allows them to pay for other things so they can fund abortion. So our tax dollars may not be directly funding abortion, but the tax dollars are without a doubt allowing for the funding of abortion, and I would like to see that stopped.

Matt K wrote:

Caleb C wrote:The opposition was heavily funded by Planned Parenthood. They are heavily funded by our tax dollars. Does it seem odd to anybody else that the supporters for 26 were forced to fund their own opposition?

It's a crying shame that it is NOT odd for our tax dollars to be used like this.

One more thing. Federal funding cannot be legally used to fund abortion. Planned parenthood gets about 1/3 of its funding from federal money. While they might not use that specific 1/3 of their funding for abortion, that 1/3 allows them to pay for other things so they can fund abortion. So our tax dollars may not be directly funding abortion, but the tax dollars are without a doubt allowing for the funding of abortion, and I would like to see that stopped.

+1

Only thing that did't go my way was attorney General race. Everything else went the way I voted. Initiative 26 was nothing but an agenda from sources outside the state. Been tried in Col. and other places, failed there too. Just looking for a test case in Supreme Court. They don't care which state it comes from. And, on another point, if MS outlaws abortion today, just how hard is it to get to LA?

I chuckle at the folks that cry for smaller government, except on their issues. Don't anyone here take that personally either. I'm for the government staying OUT of my neighbors and my own life as much as possible.

I don't support abortion. I've also never been in a situation where I was forced to choose.

i agree arny, honestly had they just changed fertilization to implantation and taken out cloning and added that health risks for the mother would be exceptions i would have probably voted for it

Eaglestroker wrote:I chuckle at the folks that cry for smaller government, except on their issues. Don't anyone here take that personally either. I'm for the government staying OUT of my neighbors and my own life as much as possible.

I don't support abortion. I've also never been in a situation where I was forced to choose.

+1

i agree with eaglestroker.
i dont morally agree with abortions, but i dont think my moral views should govern your right to have one. I want less govenment involvment.
I dont think abortion is a fed govt decision, a state decision or a local decision. its a womans and mans decision- GOVT shouldnt be involved in this.

Eaglestroker wrote:I chuckle at the folks that cry for smaller government, except on their issues. Don't anyone here take that personally either. I'm for the government staying OUT of my neighbors and my own life as much as possible.

I don't support abortion. I've also never been in a situation where I was forced to choose.

+11111 right on. consistency in ideology.

94LEVERFAN wrote:And, on another point, if MS outlaws abortion today, just how hard is it to get to LA?

This argument just doesn't hold water. If your neighbor lets people smoke crack in his house does that mean that you should do the same? Granted, crack and abortions are not even close to the same thing but the principal is. Right is right and wrong is wrong. It doesn't matter where your from, your financial situation, your skin color, or what state you happen to be in at the time.

Look guys, I'm as pro small government as anybody else. I'm all for Uncle Sam leaving us alone but the fact of the matter is government's reason for existence is to legislate morality. Our laws were built on the foundations of the ten commandments. This is a legislation of morality. For example, murder is illegal because it's immoral to kill someone. Driving over 70 mph is illegal because it's immoral to put another person's life at risk because you're in a hurry. Theft is illegal because it's immoral to take things that don't belong to you. Most drugs are illegal mainly because they lead to theft which is illegal because it's immoral.

If you believe that abortion has no victim then I can understand you saying that it's acceptable. I don't agree with it but I can accept your point of view. If you claim to be pro life but believe that abortions is acceptable for other people then I can't understand your view point. To be pro life means that you believe that a fetus is an unborn child. So why is it acceptable for that life to be taken just because you feel that the government should stay out of it?

I don't intend to be disrespectful of anybody else's opinion. I just don't understand the logic. Morality isn't relative. Something is either right or wrong. It can't be both.

Caleb C wrote:

Look guys, I'm as pro small government as anybody else. I'm all for Uncle Sam leaving us alone but the fact of the matter is government's reason for existence is to legislate morality. Our laws were built on the foundations of the ten commandments. This is a legislation of morality. For example, murder is illegal because it's immoral to kill someone. Driving over 70 mph is illegal because it's immoral to put another person's life at risk because you're in a hurry. Theft is illegal because it's immoral to take things that don't belong to you.

not so much...the only job of the govt is to regulate the military to provide for our nation's safety. name me one founding father who supported the imposition of morals through law. see the Treaty of Tripoli Article 11

"Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen..."

am I a Christian...VERY MUCH SO. do i practice Christian morals...YES. is our govt Christian based or supposed to enact Christian morals...NO. and for the record --> the references in this treaty were America's reinforcement of neutrality in the world affairs. this time with muzlims who were pirates.

just remember...even the Great Thomas Jefferson saw the warning signs o mixing Church and State (not banning prayer from schools) but mixing moral and force of law.


As always, thanks for the exchange of ideas,

God bless

Was it not the Federal Gov that some of you won't to stay out of your life that decided years ago abortions should be legal?