Posted on 01/09/2009 1:22:52 PM PST by Caleb1411
Supporters of California's Proposition 8 say they are being harrassed by homosexual activists who use California campaign finance rules to get their names, addresses, and other personal information. (AP File Photo) (CNSNews.com) – Citizens who supported California’s Proposition 8 say they are being systematically harassed because of disclosures required by California campaign finance laws.
A marriage protection group is now challenging the constitutionality of California campaign finance laws that compelled Prop 8 donors to submit personal information.
Prop 8, a voter initiative that passed in November, amended the California Constitution to say, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
Furious homosexual activists responded with heated demonstrations, some aimed at the Mormon Church. And according to the group that spearheaded Prop 8, some of the ballot measure’s supporters have received threats and insults from Prop 8 opponents.
"There has been a systematic attempt to intimidate, threaten and harass donors to the Proposition 8 campaign," said Ron Prentice, Chairman of ProtectMarriage.com.
On Thursday, the “ProtectMarriage.com-Yes on 8” committee filed a challenge in U.S. federal court, claiming that the harassment stems from campaign finance laws that require even $100 donors to list their names, home addresses and employers on public documents.
“These disclosure rules violate the U.S. constitution in numerous ways,” said Prentice. “We are standing up for our contributors to ensure that the harassment stops."
According to the lawsuit, groups such as Californians Against Hate exist for the primary purpose of identifying and taking action against supporters of Proposition 8.
The homosexual advocacy group says on its Web site it was established in July 2000 “to draw attention to the major donors to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign” who spent millions of dollars “to take away the right of same-sex couples to marry.”
According to Californians Against Hate, “If our opponents want to take away our rights, then we will fight back. We will let the world know who these donors are, and then our millions of friends and allies can decide if they want to support their businesses or not.”
The Protect Marriage lawsuit cites examples of threatening and harassing emails, phone calls and postcards received by Prop 8 supporters, including:
"Burn in hell."
"Consider yourself lucky. If I had a gun I would have gunned you down along with each and every other supporter."
"I just wanted to call and let you know what a great picture that was of you and the other Nazi's [sic] in the newspaper....Don't worry though, we have plans for you and your friends."
The lawsuit also details acts of vandalism, property destruction, distribution of harassing flyers, and threats to ruin businesses employing Prop 8 donors.
"The United States Supreme Court has ruled that campaign disclosure laws can be invalidated if it subjects supporters to threats, harassment or reprisals from government, or private parties," Prentice said. "That is exactly what has happened with supporters of Proposition 8."
The suit alleges that California's Political Reform Act is unconstitutional on numerous grounds, including the following:
-- The right of contributors to exercise their First Amendment rights free from threats, harassment and reprisals outweighs the state's interest in compelled disclosure;
-- The Act's requirements that committees report all contributors of $100 or more is unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment because it is not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling government interest.
-- The Act's requirement for ballot measure committees to file any reports after the election is unconstitutional under the First Amendment because it is not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling government interest.
-- The Act is unconstitutional under the First Amendment because it does not contain a mechanism for purging all reports related to a ballot measure after the election has occurred.
Since I was a kid the homos have gone from hiding out in public bathrooms to this? Very very sick and a sign of the coming collapse.
OK, so why are we not hearing about the arrest of these gay nazis for their hate crimes and death threats? I will never, ever visit CA again (and I grew up there)...they can do without my vacation money since they allow hate crimes to go unaddressed.
Isn’t this a violation of some law concerning harassment? This shouldn’t be allowed, and I would have a hard time believing it isn’t a violation of some existing law. It constitutes intimidation of people exercising their free political will.
Hey, these tactics worked for Joseph Stalin. Maybe America will come to its senses and give the fascists at CAH a similar fate.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I’m glad the gaystapo is doing this. May they continue to truly come out of the closet and show society their full rainbow of nasty colors.
they tried this crap in FL too.
Everyone who signed the paper to get it on the ballot was put on the internet.
Their argument was well we just might find out that our neighbor might need educating on the subject, ie we’ll get them if they get in the way of our agenda
It didn’t work.
LOL
IIRC, shortly following the election, the anti-Prop 8 Marxists at the Sacramento Bee ran a front page article favorably treating those getting even with Prop 8 supporters, and also IIRC included clear directions on how to go online to identify those who donated to Prop 8.
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If Prop 8 supporters can’t take it, they shouldn’t be dishing it out.
Harrassment has it’s own legal remedies. We all have a right to know exactly who is bankrolling any and all legislation as well as candidates for public office.
Two wrongs do not make a right!
"Dishing it out" = simply contributing to the Prop 8 campaign? That's a rather indefensible definition.
As opposed to the apostles of bonhomie and tolerance, to whom "dishing it out" = death threats and vandalism
I'd agree. Now all we need are governmental agencies that aren't cravenly kowtowing to the lawlessness of the hypocritical apostles of tolerance.
the Yes on 8 site had most of the contributors on their website prior to the election so they could brag about it, it wasn’t until they got the negative attention that they wanted anonymity
The Prop 8 opponents should be left to harassing Mickey Mouse in Anaheim and Holly Wood in Beverly Hills.
Should we do away with anonymous voting as well? Publish everyone’s ballot so you can see how your neighbor voted and harass him if you disagree with his politics. Be careful what you dish for.
First they may want to consider this piece of advice...
God didn't make everyone equal, but he made a helluva lot of equalizers!
Kind of weird that they want us to “mind our own business”,yet insist on getting in our faces with *their* business!
The twisted logic of perverts and lefties never ceases to amaze!
I have seen it titled: “THE VIOLENT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM”
and: “WHY ARE LAWS AGAINST SODOMY VITAL AND BENEFICIAL FOR ALL CITIZENS, INCLUDING SODOMITES?”
Another appropriate title: “WHY IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTAIN SODOMY ONCE IT IS LEGALIZED”
From: A Special Report For Public Officials
By: 1986 Basic Life Principals (IBLP) Institute
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