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 Ah, well.  The Phelps are not stupid.  They are scum sucking asshole bigots, but they aren't stupid.  The proposition was worded so that anyone not _carefully_ parsing it was uncertain of WHICH way to vote.  Additionally, the measure in question did not say that it was to ""remove workplace protection from homosexuals.""  that would not have been anywhere near as close.  Phelps managed in his campaign to wrap the issue around the gay-marriage issue, and _that_ had less than an ice-cube's chance in hell in passing in Kansas.  (Remember, it was defeated even in Oregon.) So, even tho, the proposed ten year ban extended ONLY to guarantees of non-discrimination in hiring by city departments, the phelps turned it into a family protection issue.   it made for some rather unlikely bedfellows to as evangelical ministers urged their congregations to vote _against_ an anti-gay proposition.  My home town has some weird politics at times thanks to fred and his crew.    "