What do you think about the proposal to ammend California's constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman?
Here is a snippet from an article that discusses the proposition.
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Out-of-state money floods to Prop. 8
John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle
(07-27) 19:14 PDT -- When Bruce Bastian of Utah stood up Saturday night at a San Francisco dinner and wrote a $1 million check for the campaign against Proposition 8, he made it clearer than ever that November's ballot fight over a ban on same-sex marriage won't be a California-only affair.
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"This is a campaign that's important to the entire country, not just California," said Brad Luna, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, sponsor of the fundraising dinner that brought more than 750 people to the St. Francis Hotel on Saturday. "The result will have effects across the United States."
Those national concerns are echoed from the backers of the same-sex marriage ban.
When the state Supreme Court overturned Proposition 22's ban on same-sex unions, it opened the way for "nationwide legal chaos" and allowed gay rights groups "to force their radical redefinition of marriage upon the nation," according to a statement from the California Family Council, one of the supporters of Prop. 8.
The outside money is arriving in supersized chunks. Focus on the Family, a Colorado Springs group headed by James Dobson, has given more than $400,000 to the Prop. 8 campaign. The American Family Association, out of Tupelo, Miss., has contributed $500,000. The Knights of Columbus, a national Catholic men's organization headquartered in New Haven, Conn., has put $250,000 into the campaign.
The opponents also have cast a national net for donors. The Human Rights Campaign, which works for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights out of its Washington headquarters, has raised more than $570,000 for the fight against Prop. 8. Another Washington group, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, has given $200,000. David Maltz, a Cleveland businessman, has donated $500,000 to the anti-Prop. 8 effort.
With more than three months to go before election day, the outside money on both sides of the ballot battle will just keep coming.
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A friend of mine is very much in support of the proposition. Here is a snippet from her blog:
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I don't know if all of you have heard about Prop 8...
Basically it comes down to this if it doesn't pass the rest of you in this country are royally screwed and you don't even get a say in it.
I'm spending most of my free time volunteering for it, fundraising, getting the word out etc.
If it doesn't pass and you're LDS/Catholic/Jewish/Protestant/Muslim prepare for a LOT of persecution.
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My Catholic mother-in-law believes that if the proposition does not pass, it will mean the end of the Catholic church in California.
I have yet to speak with a supporter of this proposition whose defense does not come off as fanatical. I have friends from out of state who are calling, begging me to support proposition 8. I have family who is discussing this over the dinner table as though the end of the world will come if gays are given the right to marry.
I do not understand. So, I take it to the TFP.
What do you think of this proposition? Do you think that the impact of this bill will be huge or minor? Do you see supporters of this bill as bigots, fanatics, or just concerned religious conservatives?
I am horrified at the proposition. I am even more terrified of its supporters. I was glad when the gay marriage ban was lifted. I will be sad to see it put back into place.