Jerry Timms

Today I received one of those automated political survey calls. Much to my surprise (or sadly not), it was regarding another gay marriage amendment to the Arizona Constitution that is planned to be proposed this coming November. Surely they’re freaked out about the recent California action being so close to our state! There were questions in the survey to that effect. Remember that the last amendment failed here in 2006, with the organizers of that initiative vowing to return with greater numbers in the next election (which happens to be in 6 months).

Well, they’ve been gathering signatures hoping to get it once again on the next ballot. They don’t have enough yet, but they do have until early July to get them all. And if history tells us anything, it’s that there are at least 200,000 nutjobs in Arizona that will support something like this.

I need to tell you guys that I have a source in a local news organization that has informed me that a group supporting the amendment has been buying up internet domain names left and right. It seems that a rogue organization deployed a bunch of smear websites in 2006 that ruined their reputation, and so this year they’re planning several counterfeit opposition websites to smear the “no” campaign!

What really worries me is that they have literally bought every single possible proposition-related domain name. I guess the Secretary of State legally has to use a certain numbering scheme for constitutional related propositions, so it wasn’t hard for them to figure it out and cover all their bases, even though the official proposition number hasn’t been determined. I’ve also learned that they’ve gone so far as to set up a news distribution service, retail store and podcast, and that much of this is being funded by a certain local restaurant chain.

You know what? The type of confusion, anger and pandemonium this can all cause really concerns me. Playing these games not only hurts those who sacrifice themselves and work hard to defend our rights, but trivializes the political system that has been set up to protect us. The games need to stop now. And so I’d like to announce that I will work to expose those who are behind this insane plan.

This morning the California Supreme Court declared that the State’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. This effectively legalizes gay marriage in California.

For the last 3 years I’ve been making a substantial monthly contribution to Lambda Legal, as a proud Liberty Circle member. A lot of people do not realize that they are the ones fighting these ground battles. While HRC is involved with political work and supporting gay friendly candidates, Lambda Legal provides the attorneys and legal work for the court challenges like this one. Even better, any donations to Lambda Legal are tax deductible (donations to HRC are not).

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Cheers! There will be many more victories like this to come!

by portishead

As she walks in the room
Scented and tall
Hesitating once more
And as I take on myself
And the bitterness I felt
I realise that love flows

Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?

Through the glory of life
I will scatter on the floor
Disappointed and sore
And in my thoughts I have bled
For the riddles I’ve been fed
Another lie moves over

Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?

Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?