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Oct. 9th, 2008 07:10 pm![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
I know I don't have any influence on people who already think this, and I doubt anybody who reads my blog who votes in California is actually undecided. So I'm not really looking to change anybody's mind. But it's possible there's 1 person I can reach who might not make it to the polls for this vote. If you're that person, go vote. Our vote for President isn't going to matter. In California, it never does. But a vote against bigotry may matter. Right now Prop 8 is behind by 5 points in the polls, and the Mormons are out there whipping up their base to get every single Christian who fears gays to go out and vote. We need to stop them.
California is supposed to be the great bastion of liberal thinking in the United States. We need to make sure that, in this state, at least, we protect our freedoms. Marriage is an institution about property and inheritance, and denying couples this right because God says so is wrong. It's too easy to hate people who are different."
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The worst part, to me is just how deceptive the pro Prop 8 people are being, and just how much they're relying on ridiculous scare tactics. If I hear one more "Won't someone please think of the children!" ad I'm going seriously consider acquiring a high-powered rifle and scouting out nearby water towers.