...may have cost Kerry the election.  It must always be the people  who should decide these issues. If you win; great. If you lose; keep it out of the courts. Right or wrong, the people have spoken.

"Initiatives banning same-sex marriage and/or civil unions that appeared on ballots in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah passed overwhelmingly in each, setting the stage for legal challenges.

Lambda Legal Defense Fund, a gay rights advocacy group, said Wednesday that it is awaiting certification of the elections but is already preparing lawsuits to nullify the results.