CA: it's official - marriage equality ban is on the ballot
Pams House blend Jun 03 08As I blogged yesterday, Equality for All's Seth Kilbourn discussed the importance of the landmark ruling by the Golden State's court allowing same-sex couples to marry, and the likely possibility that there would be enough signatures to place a ban on the ballot in November.
It's official. Setting the stage for a political showdown, the California secretary of state today said an initiative barring gay marriage had enough signatures to qualify for the Nov. 4 ballot.
The proposal would amend the state Constitution to define marriage as a union "between a man and a woman" and undo last month's historic California Supreme Court ruling, which found that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was unconstitutional. Full story...
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OK: Bigot Sally Kern, challenger Marlett debate -- and the sparks fly
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National Coming Out Day 2008
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Palin Unlawfully Abused Power
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'Troopergate' Documents Released!! PDF here...
Pams House blend less than a day ago"Breaking News" as of minutes ago: it was unanimously decided to release the Branchflower report.
From the Anchorage Daily News:
The legislative council just voted 12-0 to release the investigator Steve Branchflower's report on the Troopergate affair.
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