May 27, 2009Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being. -Kahlil Gibran
After work I headed over to the always lovely Panama Hotel in San Rafael, to offer my support in the aftermath of the terrible 6-1 decision.There was a sense that this was a beginning of a new campaign [...]
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May 26, 2009“Today we lost an important battle, but on this disappointing day, it’s worth remembering that the final outcome of this struggle has already been determined. Time is on our side, and Californians will one day soon repeal Proposition 8. Patti and I have been married for 43 years, and we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the LGBT [...]
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March 1, 2009Maven didn’t see many Oscar movies this season in prep the annual Oscar Party. Watching films often gives you a handicap, because you end up being emotionally attached or biased against a movie to consider it on the ballot. Maven made an exception for Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E for darling son and then [...]
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February 3, 2009 Oral arguments will be heard on March 5th with a decision required within 90 days.
“43 friend-of-the-court briefs urging the Court to invalidate Prop 8 were filed, arguing that Proposition 8 drastically alters the equal protection guarantee in California’s Constitution and that the rights of a minority cannot be eliminated by a simple majority vote. The [...]
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December 7, 2008Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.
-Kahlil Gibran
By way of Jimmy Fishbob Geraghty, who found an eloquent response by a Marin college student to a MarinIJ letter to the editor by a one Fielding Greaves. It inspired me to respond. Fielding Greave’ letter is very typical [...]
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November 15, 2008I will be bringing my son this morning to the San Rafael City Hall (1400 5th Avenue, San Rafael )to protest the shameful passage of Proposition 8 between 10:30 and 12:30 this morning. I applaud the efforts of Join the Impact and the Courage Campaign for working so hard on organizing the reaction to this [...]
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November 8, 2008Throughout my adult life I have found myself being ashamed of being American, but clung to my pride that I am at least Californian. This election cycle has changed that around dramatically. Today, I am proud to be American, but I am ashamed being a Californian because Prop 8 passed. My son is a Fifth-Generation [...]
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September 24, 2008Proposition 1: YES. High Speed Rail. I firmly believe that rail is our future. Marin and Sonoma counties need to connect to the Bay Area via BART and California needs to be connected statewide via high speed rail. Californians need the freedom to adapt to economic conditions and find work where work develops without driving [...]
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June 4, 2008As I reported earlier, the Forces of Darkness was appealing to the California Supreme Court because they don’t want any same sex marriage occur before their initiative can try to make a mockery of the California state constitution. Of course, the California Supreme court refused their stay. So, on Tuesday, June 17th couples will be [...]
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