Do you have friends or relative in CA?

[FreeState]

Do you have friends or relative in CA? If so could you please do all of us a huge favor and take 5 minutes to email them or better yet call them and plead with them to vote No On Prop 8?

The polls are extremely close. A Survey USA poll out today has the No side winning by 3%. The internals for the No side have it at 2% (or at least they did last night when I was volunteering).

If you know voters in San Diego PLEASE call them - this area has the highest rate of undecided on Prop 8 - your phone calls and emails could garentee that many of us maintain our basic rights.

Please call or email your friends in CA today.

Prop 8 would eliminate rights. It's unfair and wrong.

http://www.noonprop8.com/

please K&R this for equality - every vote is important


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Edit to add a very easy link to send an email out - its pre-formatted and easy to use - it only takes a couple seconds - please email your friends and family - even if you know they are voting No already here:

http://www.noonprop8.com/messages

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Dupe, sorry.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. My middle daughter's in LA.

Good Democratic girl that she is, I'm sure she will vote no.

[FreeState]

3. Thanks - thats great:)

Here in San Diego we had a rally the other night - 7K people walking the streets with candles - it was one of the most touching and energizing things I have seen in my life. There is hope:)

[ej510]

6. Prop 8 has good chance of passing we won't know until midnight or possibly wednesday evening whether

it passed or failed.

[FreeState]

9. Yeah its going to be a long long night

but it will all be worth it in the end I hope. (Intrade.com right now has a 70% chance of it not passing BTW)

[Blue_In_AK]

26. I thought you'd like my daughter's response

to my e-mail urging her to vote no.

Uh ... yeah mom, thanks! I know for a fact that Obama will win California, but I checked and re-checked (and re-checked) my California registration so I could vote no on 8. There is very little that I find more disturbing than a proposition to amend the Constitution to take away rights rather than to give them. The ads the yes on 8 people have running down here are really pretty messed up. Can't wait for tomorrow!


(She's a lawyer, by the way -- thus her reverence for the Constitution. God, I love that girl. :) )

[FreeState]

30. Very nice:)

Its always wonderful to see people that "get it" and even better when you realize that one day those who would attempt to make us disappear will be a very small minority (hopefully).

[Hepburn]

4. California resident here....

...and I have contacted everyone I know about voting NO on Prop 8. So, far, out of a large group, I found only one who is voting YES. Fuck him...he is a RR freako born-again.

[myrna minx]

5. All of my loved ones that live in California are gay or lesbian, so they will all

vote no on prop 8. Every vote IS important. I just feel sick that this is on the ballot.

[JustID]

7. I'm sorry it is so close.

It is silly and shameful that we have to worry about this one.

I would help, but for the life of me I can't think of ONE person I would want to talk to that is voting yes on this crap.

T

[FreeState]

10. Call the people you know and remind them to vote though:) n/t

[Youphemism]

13. On the positive side, the CA polls have been improving on this issue for over 10 years...

I think we've reached the tipping point, and I think the Obama turnout is going to help defeat this bill.

I'm in Northern CA. Most, but not all of the people I know are going to flush this turd. It's probably the central valley and some parts of Southern CA (like Orange County) that are making this as close as it is.

While the bill itself is heinous, having it on the ballot might be a good thing. California seems to have an influence on the rest of the country with these progressive issues. It wasn't that long ago people in New York were laughing and calling us loons for our laws about smoking in public buildings.

[grantcart]

8. It is going to be very close and our opposition seems to be very energized

[JustID]

12. Really? Where.

I just don't see it. In Carpinteria this weekend there was a good size group on the normal "No-war" corner. Lots of approval honking. Lots of excitement. Where is all the support for this coming from? OC?

T

[AlCzervik]

14. a lot of yes on prop h8 in norcal.

[FreeState]

15. San Diego County too

I have a friend that put up 250+ No On 8 signs thursday night - every single one was gone before friday morning...

[JustID]

19. If it has anything to do with that stupid ad.

"Mommy, know what I learned today?". It reminds me of the ad in "Wag the dog" "Dont change horses in mid stream.".

Tell you what. I will make it my mission tonight to find one scared homophobe and talk him down.

T

[grantcart]

16. they are doing visibility events on busy roads

and they left door hangers on the precincts I door knocked, lots of signs --


Support comes from the churches.

[FreeState]

18. The yes side has 100K volunteers working this weekend alone

there is simply no way to compete with Church organization - this type of stuff needs to be banned IMO - that an amendments that only need 50% to pass... it should be 65% at least IMO

[grantcart]

20. I understand it but I want to defeat it outright

once these people understand that they can't win on this issue they are going to realize that they are way out of touch with the average person.


Ironically if we are going to defeat it, it will be because of the Republicans who voted "no".

I was discourged to see that a number of Democrats were voting for it when I canvassed.

[FreeState]

22. Yeah I agree...

I want this to be the final death blow to the bigots... but some how I doubt they will ever see us as equal or leave us the hell alone.

[Mike 03]

11. I discussed Prop 8 with a very conservative friend of mine.

Even though she's a bit of an ass, even she is voting No on this. She lives in a conservative section of Los Angeles county and is socially quite enlightened, which is the only reason we've remained friends. (She worked in the defense industry, thus her history of voting republican).

I can also tell you that I have five friends in Northern California that are definitely voting no on this proposition.

[anigbrowl]

23. You have another 5 now

5 votes from my household against prop 8.

[ahem]

17. And call your friends in Florida and urge them to vote NO on 2!

otherwise known as the "marriage amendment."

[gademocrat7]

21. Have relatives in San Francisco

voting a big no on Prop.8

[RevolutionStartsNow]

24. I did that a few days ago, and reminded them again today!

This one is all about turnout.

[Beausoleil]

25. Yes, wife's son and his girlfriend

live in LA. They'll vote no on 8. None of their friends that we've met seem to be voting for it. Not many in that part of LA would.

When we were there recently, they pointed out the crazy McCain supporter to us.

[dana_b]

27. I live in California

and everyone I know except my fundy sister and her family as well as my Newport Beach Republican uncle and his family are against 8.

[Mz Pip]

28. I don't personally know anyone who

supports it except for the Mormons down the street. Not much point in arguing with them about it.

It has received a lot of attention. It seems the radio talk shows discuss Prop 8 more than any other election issue.

[amborin]

29. don't forget: YES ON PROP 2

[AlCzervik]

31. and No on 4.

[PermanentRevolution]

32. I would, but there's no point

My sister's the only person I know out there, and she's almost as far left as I am. She and her husband have been against Prop 8 since the beginning.

[FreeState]

33. Ask them to email and call their friends in CA then:) n/t

[PermanentRevolution]

35. Oh, they're way ahead of you on that one!

Not that San Francisco was ever much in doubt...

:hi:

[FreeState]

36. Thanks:) n/t

[amborin]

34. K & R

lot of NO on 8 signs around, that's a good sign!

[jsmirman]

37. Yes, very important. But please, please, please vote YES on Prop 2.

Good for your health and good for a better world.

[nichomachus]

38. A local Mormon was interviewed by the right-wing rag in town

He said he was in favor of Prop Hate because it would -- get this -- "make my marriage immoral."

WTF???

And the newspaper prints crap like that.

What a bunch of brainwashed assholes those Mormons are.

[joop]

39. Asses spent $$$ in skywriting ads today

and like a message from above it was one hellawindy day!

By the time the end of their hate message was written the front of it was gone. HA HA HA HA HA! Let's stand strong, CA and defeat 8 soundly!

[ruggerson]

40. k/r

[wiggs]

41. convinced one friend and one relative to switch to "no". The friend, young and uninformed, was

under the impression that the proposition's purpose was to require instruction of elementary school kids about homosexual marriages...thanks to relentless ads here in CA.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

42. On Halloween, my son dressed up like a LDS doorknocker (bike helmet,

white shirt, dark pants, tennis shoes, & carried a black book with a duc tape cross on it). He walked around the gas lamp district in San Diego preaching "Vote no on Prop. 8" He was with a group of his friends. His costume was a hit.

I've got my "Vote no on 8" signs in my yard, and I believe there are 7 "no" votes from my family.

[FreeState]

44. LOL thats funny

Im in SD too... the vigil/rally in Hillcrest on Saturday night was amazing. I volunteered all day yesterday too... Im keeping my fingers crossed and GOTV:)

[Cha]

43. It's so weird that Prop 8 is

so close in a state like California!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

47. Not so weird when there are millions of Mormon dollars funding the "yes" campaign.

There are commercials on TV running 24/7 paid for by the Mormons.

[Cha]

49. Creepy

Sorry..but that's just Creepy to me.

[ruggerson]

50. What's even more creepy

is that one set of people is even ALLOWED to vote on the basic civil rights of another.

It's mind-bendingly fucked up.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

54. What is the creepiest of all is the Mormons are being allowed to keep their tax exempt status.

And the rest of the churches that are pouring a great deal of church dollars into a political issue.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

45. DUer Bullwinkle925 and her family are voting No on Prop 8

And so are all of their friends.

[asdjrocky]

46. And dont forget No on 4!

NO ON 4 & 8!!!

[avaistheone1]

48. The advertising is dominated by prop 8 here in California.

[FreeState]

52. Last night I saw 4 different No On 8 adds within a 1/2 hour of TV

crazy... but I must admit the newer No On 8 ads are some of the best I have ever seen.

[Raine]

51. I'm a Californian definitely voting NO and telling anyone

I can to vote NO. Unfortunately I can't count the number of robo calls left on my answering machine from scum urging a yes vote. :argh:

[scorpiogirl]

53. I don't personally know anyone who's voting yes fortunately.

I did yell at some yes on 8 people that were out on a corner near my house today. I was stopped at the red light and just couldn't let the moment pass me by. I felt compelled to do this even though I don't normally like to draw attention to myself.

First I yelled "No on 8!" probably five times.
Then I yelled "Booooooooooooo"

Then the light turned green. I yelled "You suck" a couple of times as loud as I could. They finally looked my direction somewhat. I still wish I would've yelled bigot too but I thought of it too late. I know this may not really help, but boy was it cathartic. Those idiots were standing out in the rain to do this. A teen-age girl across the street picked up a No sign staked near her and was waving it in opposition. They (teen-agers) know what's up.

I sure hope good prevails.

[ruggerson]

55. This sucker ain't getting off the front page

while I'm still awake and breathing.

[FreeState]

57. Thank you - lets win this thing! n/t

[Brooklyns_Finest]

56. Prop 8

I live in the Bay area and I will admit that I work for a federal agency that employs a lot of black people. I talk to my coworkers and they are ecstatic about this election (voting for O). Many of my coworkers are Church going people and they are afraid that a vote of No on Prop 8 will result in their church being forced to marry gay people. I predict that a lot of them will vote yes.

Me, I am going to vote no on all the props.

[EFerrari]

58. Nobody can force a church to marry anyone. n/t

[ruggerson]

59. kick

[FreeState]

60. Kick:) n/t

[AnotherMother4Peace]

61. I'll see your kick, and raise you a kick. NO on 8! nt

[FreeState]

62. And a kick for the insomniacs :) n/t

[fujiyama]

63. I have a friend in Pasadena

voting No on Prop 8 and for Obama.

He's annoyed with most of the propositions though.

[FreeState]

64. Election day kick! Please help save our civil rights! n/t