Proposition 1:
Equal Marriage Rights. Constitutional Amendment.
Changes the California Constitution to remove the following sentence: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

Proposition 2:
Bigotry by Marriage Officiants. Constitutional Amendment.
Changes the California Constitution to add the following ( Read more... )

Every now and then, I get the tiniest twinge of sympathy for Sarah Palin. She's clearly in over her head, and I do believe she's a scary extremist, but there are times when the her inexperience in dealing with national media is somewhat unfairly interpreted as stupidity. I can imagine that it would be very easy to feel like a deer in headlights ( Read more... )

And these are about as big as the big leagues get.

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I think these are still photos from this event, but they're still pretty damn cool.

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"For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act."
- The Branchflower Report, page 8 (pdf ( Read more... )

So, despite the fact that I've a well documented inability to rally, I've decided to start my very own internet meme, just to see what'll happen.

See, it all started about a year ago, when I stumbled upon this:

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I'm sure campaigns get a never-ending stream of armchair quarterbacking from supporters, commentators, and opponents, but Obama's campaign seems to have been a bit adrift for a few weeks, and I think this one's right on the money.

The way to deal with the “celebrity” charge is not to lower your profile; it’s to turn that charge back around on ( Read more... )

My dad's flying me out to LA next month (date tbd) and I'm going to try to figure out a way to make a quick hop up to SF.

Any dates that are particularly good for seeing and hanging out with folks? Any dates that are particularly bad?
Anyone going to be in LA in June?

Get registered, dammit:
Friday April 4, 10am-3pm
San Francisco Hall of Justice
850 Bryant Street

Go!

Hey all -

Looking for some easy karma? Next week there are going to be bone marrow donor drives in SF and Boston. Head down to the San Francisco Hall of Justice on April 4th or the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy on the Tufts campus on April 2nd and get screened, or just help spread the word.

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The backstory: Erica Murray, a classmate of mine ( Read more... )