Base8 (Know your anti-gay Proposition 8 donors) Cross-post from GD

[NMMNG]

Base8



It's just the lawyers right now--all 845 of them--but there's much, much more to come.



What is Base8 all about?

What: A human-edited database of businesses and individuals who have contributed to anti-marriage equality ballot initiatives, in a format much like the old Yahoo!; i.e., in top-down directory style, and completely searchable (by anything from name to Zip code).

Why: Because we don’t believe in giving our money to people who will in turn use our money against us.

Why it’s different: It is the result of many months of detailed, cross-checked research, which (while using information that is 100% publicly accessible and easily confirmed) reaches far beyond a mere mirror of public records, and begins the laborious process of making sense of the vast web of connections among donors. And, while using a standard, top-down directory format, the information is presented in clear, plain English.

What it’s not: It is not a call to harass or threaten anyone. Nor is it a call to boycott — although we actively boycott every business/individual who has donated money or other resources to deny us our rights.

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Know your bigots. Protect your family.

[Pachamama]

1. Awful lot of Mormons on this list of lawyers (and big money donations too).

Very interesting list....I actually saw some names of lawyers that I know or know of and even a former mayor/council member of a neighboring town here near mine.

[NMMNG]

2. Indeed there are,

despite their incessant whines that "we didn't do all that much". And trust me, we didn't cherry pick or anything. There are just so many Mormons among the donors you can't help but stumble over them constantly without even trying.

[nichomachus]

3. Bookmarked -- and it WILL be used

[NMMNG]

4. Thanks

The education section will be up next--teachers, schools, colleges, etc.

[libnnc]

5. very useful

:thumbsup:

[NMMNG]

6. Thanks

I hope everyone finds it so. :hi: