Straw poll on gay marriage

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I know, right? who thought up 50%? they should be penalized.



how about 50% to pass an f-ing state budget, and 3/4 to amend the constitution?
 
I, too, cannot understand how a majority vote can amend the constitution. It's all about money with these crazy propositions. Any nut with money can put one out there.
 
Thanks everybody. I just got home from the protest in L.A. A rally that turned into an impromptu march. I'm sure many of you saw it on the news (I was the one holding the sign "WHEN CAN WE VOTE ON YOUR MARRIAGE?") The outrage was off the hook and I thought the organizers did a very good job and keeping everyone calm.



I would estimate the crowd to have been 10,000 at the start....not bad for an event that was thrown together at about 10:00 in the morning. Non-violent and no arrests I can proudly say. When they all decided to sit down in the middle of the intersection of Hollywood and Highland, facing a skirmish line of my fellow co-workers in riot gear....thats when I stopped participating. It was very odd for me to be marching past my own officers, holding that sign. I got the stink eye from a couple of them, but I'm glad I did it. Perhaps it made them think, "Hey, that's my Sergeant....wow....I guess my vote did affect someone I know." Perhaps it didn't matter to them...who knows.



The protest didn't end until 1:00 this morning.



Tomorrow we march on the Mormon Temple. Saturday we rally in Silverlake. And so on, and so on.



This fight is just beginning.
 
Oops, it appears I spoke too soon and several were arrested for clashing with police. One group of 500 split from the main protest and went a different route, so I didn't see it.



<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protestarrest6-2008nov06,0,288808.story">Story here</a>



NoWow, thanks. The best place to donate would be to Equality California - or EQCA.<a href="http://www.eqca.org/site/pp.asp?c=kuLRJ9MRKrH&b=4026385">www.eqca.org</a>
 
Not only did the Mormons bank roll Yes on 8, the black community also voted 70% for it. <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/11/70-of-african-a.html">Reserving comment</a>



So, let me get this right....the gay community came out HUGE for Obama and donated millions and millions of dollars. And this ? The irony.



Here's one comment a reader left:



<em>As a Canadian I am blown away that your neighbour can decide your human rights for you. That just would not fly here at all. An inclusive and human-rights based society is the only one that will survive. How oppressive is your nation!! I am so sad for you.

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