Prop 8 Protest Information Thread

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, I'm not sure I'm happy about that. I can't confirm if it's true or not, but someone else who had contributed and was being boycotted said that they were required to disclose their employer when they contributed. If that is indeed the case, then I don't see how Subway could have the policy since it would exclude a franchisee from making any political donation as they would be required to use the Subway name.

[BarTopDancer]

It sounded like they donated in the name of Subway, not that they donated and worked/owned a Subway (via employment disclosure).

[JWBear]

Plus they didn't work for Subway, they worked for the the franchisee. When I managed an ARCO gas station (ancient history) I worked for the franchisee, Prestige Stations, not ARCO.

[mousepod]

This story makes me happy. For the past two weeks, I've been getting all of my lunches almost exclusively at Subway. I was a Pollo Loco guy until the list came out, and the only other cheap food place in the strip mall across from my office is McDonalds...

[second class citizen]

I got this in an email yesterday and thought it might be of interest.

Just this afternoon, the California Supreme Court decided to grant review to numerous lawsuits regarding Prop. 8, making the case that:

Prop. 8 is invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution.

Prop. 8 violates the separation of powers doctrine under the California Constitution.

If Prop. 8 is not unconstitutional, the marriages performed before Prop 8 passed should still be valid.
The court gave a very short briefing schedule, giving the state until December 19th to respond and giving our side until January 5th to respond to those briefs. Amicus briefs must be filed by January 15th, with replies to those due by January 21st.

The court did NOT grant a stay of Prop. 8 as had been requested. So, during the pendency of this matter, no marriage licenses will be issued to same-sex couples. Over the past 100 years, the California Supreme Court has heard nine cases challenging either legislative enactments or initiatives as invalid revisions of the California Constitution. In three of those cases, the Court invalidated those measures.

We are very pleased that the Court has granted review of these cases (they could have opted to not consider the lawsuits), but this should not be considered an indication they will rule in our favor. We’ll keep you updated as news develops.

Sincerely,



Lorri

P.S. - Please consider making a donation to support the Center’s work, not only on behalf of the freedom to marry, but to care for the thousands of people who depend on us.

Visit www.InvalidateProp8.org to support the efforts to overturn Prop. 8 and to send a message to the leadership of the Mormon church.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

It sounded like they donated in the name of Subway, not that they donated and worked/owned a Subway (via employment disclosure).

Originally Posted by JWBear

Plus they didn't work for Subway, they worked for the the franchisee. When I managed an ARCO gas station (ancient history) I worked for the franchisee, Prestige Stations, not ARCO.

That may be the case, but nothing I've seen gives those details, so I'm not ready to jump on the bandwagon.

[innerSpaceman]

oh, but i have. This story is a few days old already, made the rounds of the gay news earlier in the week with more detailed information. Not that he didn't work for Subway directly, but rather that the donation was made in Subway's name ... not merely that he listed Subway as his employer. Improper use of their logo was involved, in that he either used their letterhead or an an actual business check in making the donation.

[Tenigma]

Hai guyz;

One true regret I had during the Obama campaign was not organizing button-making parties and posting button template PDFs online. Not this time.

I have a bunch of button designs available in PDF format that I've uploaded to JoinTheImpact.com. If you or anyone you know has a button press (standard 2.25" size as well as the popular 1.25" lapel size), please feel free to use them.

[Gemini Cricket]

I didn't see any reason to stop my gay rights activism just because I'm in Hawai'i.
My letter in today's Star Bulletin. (Scroll to the bottom.)
Since Obama is in my town, I figure I'd write something he might see.

[Morrigoon]

Didn't even think about him being in town. Rock on.