Prop 8 supporters sue to overturn campaign finance laws to prevent boycott.

[Nikki Stone1]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage_fundraising

"SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Supporters of the ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California have filed a lawsuit seeking to block their campaign finance records from public view, saying the reports have led to the harassment of donors...The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Sacramento, asks the court to order the secretary of state's office to remove all donations for the proposition from its Web site...

It also asks the court to relieve the two groups and "all similarly situated persons" from having to meet the state's campaign disclosure requirements. That would include having to file a final report on Proposition 8 contributions at the end of January, as well as reports for any future campaigns the groups undertake...California's Political Reform Act, which voters approved in 1974, established disclosure requirements for candidates and campaign committees....

But Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, the gay rights group that led the campaign against Proposition 8, called it hypocritical for supporters of the measure to try to overturn voter-approved campaign finance laws.

He said Proposition 8 supporters used campaign finance records during the campaign to threaten gay rights supporters...."
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Read complete article. "Businesses employing people who contributed to the Proposition 8 campaign have been threatened with boycotts, the suit said."

[Radical Activist]

1. huh. so they don't like threats and harassment?

I'm sure they don't even understand the hypocrisy and irony of their statement.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

3. No, they just don't like transparency of government when it doesn't suit them.

[Nikki Stone1]

7. Bingo.

:grr:

[AndyA]

2. What goes around comes around, Prop 8 supporters.

When you promote and finance hatred and discrimination...when you single out a group of people and tell them they aren't as good as you are, and aren't entitled to the same rights that you have...you've got to expect a little flashback from it.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen, hypocrites.

[argonchloride]

4. What a surprise...hateful bigots are cowards as well.

So it's easy to see why they want to be able to hide behind anonymity.

[AngryAmish]

5. They are lucky we are not hanging their filthy carcasses from the streetlights

wait, hold on there, there is an idea in there...

[Nikki Stone1]

6. Don't give them any ammunition

:)

[anonymous171]

8. Hopefully someone will record all of the donors names in case they win.

[madeline_con]

9. They like to be secretly hateful.

I hope they choke on their own bile!

[Spectral Music]

10. This doesn't even get 5 votes?

Un-frigging-believable!:wow:

[Nikki Stone1]

11. Kick

:kick:

[JerseygirlCT]

12. Because that sort of "harrassment" is really awful compared to the

minor inconvenience of having your marriage declared invalid.

[lolly]

13. What about their "principles?"

If they were really doing this, as they claim, out of a deep sense of principle and religion and abiding faith and all that, shouldn't they be proud of what they did? Shouldn't they be willing to face the opposition?

Own your values, people!

[AlCzervik]

14. prop 8 supporters, feel free to "harass" me when i donate and support a prop

to take away your constitutional rights.


the real reason they've pissed-it makes them the supporters look bad. Tough shit.