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PatSeg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 07:16 PM
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Prop. 8 supporters file challenge to campaign donor laws
Source: Sacramento Bee

The Proposition 8 campaign has filed a federal suit challenging the constitutionality of California's campaign finance laws that compel disclosure of personal information by campaign donors who they said have been threatened and harassed.

The suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, cites numerous examples of menacing e-mails, phone calls and postcards, including death threats, allegedly made by opponents of the November ballot measure that banned same-sex measure in the state.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/1089/story/1527506.html
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 07:17 PM
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1. Prop Hate supporters wish to stay in the closet.
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PatSeg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 07:32 PM
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4. Exactly
They started it and now they want to play the "victim card". Unbelievable.
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musette_sf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 07:22 PM
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2. if you don't like democracy,
and you like religious law as the law of the land,

Iran is calling....
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 07:26 PM
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3. I hope no one underestimates this people again because they are vicious
and well funded.
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scytherius Donating Member (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 08:30 PM
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5. Bigots HATE the light of day nt
nt
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Tarc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-09-09 10:31 AM
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6. Aww, boo fucking hoo

They shouldn't be targets of violence of course, but protests, either at their homes or at work, are fair game. Public shame is the best weapon to use against inbred bigots like this.
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-09-09 10:47 AM
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7. menacing e-mails, phone calls and postcards, huh...
well, when I can go outside, hold my partner's hand without fear of menacing e-mails, phone calls, postcards, harassment, threats, etc. then come ask me about anonymity
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-09-09 10:50 AM
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8. No secret financing...these cowards should have the courage of their convictions
Edited on Fri Jan-09-09 10:50 AM by alcibiades_mystery
You can put your money where your mouth is, Prop 8 supporters.
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