Prop 8: What Would Reagan Do?

Most likely Ronald Reagan would recognize the unfairness in Proposition 8 and would oppose it.

In 1978, Governor Reagan opposed the Briggs Initiative, which would have eliminated the right of gay and lesbian Californians to teach in public schools. He called the measure "costly," and said that it had the potential to cause "undue harm." Voters listened, and Proposition 6 was defeated.

In April 2008, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told the National Convention of Log Cabin Republicans that he was against a constitutional amendment to eliminate the right to marry for same-sex couples. Video of Governor Schwarzenegger declaring, "I will always be there to fight against that," is featured in the sixty-second video.

"Ronald Reagan is a conservative icon because of his efforts to spread freedom around the globe," said Republicans Against 8 Campaign Manager Scott Schmidt. "Conservatives need to remember that Ronald Reagan was opposed to taking away people's rights. Were he still with us today, Ronald Reagan would be in good company with another Republican Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger."

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Obama-Biden vs the Gays

You got to love Joe Biden, no you really got to love Joe. The guy is either stupid, has balls or both.

Guess who's more progressive than Joe Biden? Mayor Sam!

Today Joe went on the Ellen show and announced he is against same-sex marriage. Just as Ellen is about to donate mega-bucks to the same-sex marriage ban.

I've come out in favor of same-sex marriage and am opposed to California's Proposition 8 which would take away the rights that same-sex couples in California enjoy.

However Biden says he is opposed to Prop 8 - yet still is opposed to legalizing gay marriage. Obama too. That's a major disconnect.

Though Obama is expected to win an overwhelming portion of the Gay vote, there is a growing chorus of Gay and Lesbian voters who feel that years of support for the Democratic Party - who maintain the same policy on same-sex marriage as the Republicans (well not all Republicans) - that blindly continuing to vote for the Democrats and being taken for granted is getting them nowhere. Earlier in the primary, many Gays raised concern about a minister tied to Obama who is a leader in the ex-gay movement.

A liberal Gay blogger may have summed it up best:

Don’t you think that the GLBT community should have prioritized early on and sent most of their tens of millions of campaign dollars to the “Stop Prop 8” drive instead of wasting their money on an ungrateful Senator “Marriage is between a Man and Woman” Obama? Barack had plenty of funds. So why did we give our money to someone who supports discrimination? That is like letting your own children go hungry while giving your family’s food away to the fat neighbors who could care less if you starved to death.

By the way, where is that simple ten second “Vote NO on Prop 8!” commercial from Obama? Don’t we get anything back for all our money and for our votes?

Once more, the scared rabbits in the GLBT community are again playing the role of useful fools. The marriage equality battle is a more immediate issue of concern to our community that the political ambitions of a passive/aggressive homophobe. Obama, as well as most of the Democrats, have already said they do not support our equality. I really wonder how many Black people would come out and vote for any candidate who insulted their dignity is such a manner?

A concern that opponents of Proposition 8 privately discuss is the potential increased turn-out of African Americans and Hispanics to vote for Obama and, given their cultural conservatism, will wind up casting a vote in favor of 8 along with their support of Obama. Obama could have allayed the concerns of Gays and Lesbians in California who have come out strong for him by actively campaigning against Proposition 8.