Prop 8 Protest Information Thread - Page 11

Gemini Cricket · 11-10-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Maybe we could convince everybody to March to Long Beach!!

What's with wanting people to march to the ocean? What are ya, a lemming?

tracilicious · 11-10-2008, 04:36 PM

Doh! The day that I'm moving! How long do protests usually last?

Gemini Cricket · 11-10-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tracilicious

Doh! The day that I'm moving! How long do protests usually last?

A couple of hours? It depends.

Tenigma · 11-10-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

A couple of hours? It depends.

The San Francisco one looks like it's scheduled for 2 hours. But this kind of thing, if you have a tight schedule... if you can show up, show up when you can, and leave when you need to.

Stan4dSteph · 11-10-2008, 05:52 PM

Wouldn't it be more effective to protest at a city hall on a weekday though?

innerSpaceman · 11-10-2008, 05:51 PM

The 1st Mormon Temple event was scheduled for two hours.

It lasted eight.

(I left after one, so there's nothing keeping you prisoner or anything .... just sayin' ... these things tend to take on a life of their own sometimes.)

innerSpaceman · 11-10-2008, 06:10 PM

Yes. If you want 1000 people instead of 10,000.

The location is just symbolic. City Hall has nothing to do with this. Even at the marriage licence issuing level, the government entity is L.A. County, not L.A. City. But Norwalk is an awfully boring place for a protest.

The actual government entity to protest is the state government, and that would mean going up to Sacramento (where I understand a big protest is planned for November 22 ... and I can't go because, ironically, I have my last straight wedding that day).

The protest is not really against the government at all. They did not do this to us. It is against our fellow Californians ... and City Hall is just as meaningful or meaningless as any place else.

But it's not in a gay stronghold or at the gates of the enemy, like all the previous ones. Viva la tiny difference.

Kevy Baby · 11-10-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Edit: Just thought - Kevy, would you volunteer to show up in your shiny pink Halloween frock with a sign that reads, "I'm in a 'traditional' marriage!"

Somehow, I don't think that would 'help' the cause
Based on the attire alone, I don't think I would be convincing anyone that our marriage is traditional.

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Originally Posted by tracilicious

Doh! The day that I'm moving! How long do protests usually last?

Long enough, but not too long.

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

But Norwalk is an awfully boring place for a protest.

How can you say that?!? It is the home of the Hargitt House!

Disneyphile · 11-10-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Somehow, I don't think that would 'help' the cause
Based on the attire alone, I don't think I would be convincing anyone that our marriage is traditional.

It would if you were standing next to your wife and/or making out with her right there!!!

Kevy Baby · 11-10-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Disneyphile

It would if you were standing next to your wife and/or making out with her right there!!!

Somehow, I don't think Susan would make out with me dressed like that.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	The 1st Mormon Temple event was scheduled for two hours. It lasted eight. (I left after one, so there's nothing keeping you prisoner or anything .... just sayin' ... these things tend to take on a life of their own sometimes.)
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11-10-2008, 06:10 PM	#7
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yes. If you want 1000 people instead of 10,000. The location is just symbolic. City Hall has nothing to do with this. Even at the marriage licence issuing level, the government entity is L.A. County, not L.A. City. But Norwalk is an awfully boring place for a protest. The actual government entity to protest is the state government, and that would mean going up to Sacramento (where I understand a big protest is planned for November 22 ... and I can't go because, ironically, I have my last straight wedding that day). The protest is not really against the government at all. They did not do this to us. It is against our fellow Californians ... and City Hall is just as meaningful or meaningless as any place else. But it's not in a gay stronghold or at the gates of the enemy, like all the previous ones. Viva la tiny difference.
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