Samantha’s Blog

I’m off to see AA Bondy tonight at Hotel Cafe. He’s a singer/songwriter my friend loves. He’s good, but hes no Ray Lamontagne. Although… I’ve never seen AA Bondy live, so I should probably popstpone my judgement until after the show.

I shall go and enjoy myself. But I shall only consume one cervesa tonight. I’m feeling a little emotional. Two might put me on a fast track for heartache. Damn singer/songwriters.

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on March 5th. I am 90% certain Prop 8 will get squashed.  It should never have been on the ballot in the first place.

You know what should really piss people off about this whole Prop 8 mess, besides the obvious matter of intolerance? All the money that was wasted, even during a poor economic time like this. If only people felt so strongly about causes like fighting HIV, hunger, Malaria. Think of all the lives that dirty money could have saved.

Check out this database that went public of donors for and against Prop 8.

While trolling through this list of donors who supported prop 8,  I found a Mrs. Wilde from my hometown. She is a “Homemaker” from a small town, who donated $25,000 to support the ban on equal rights for human beings. Twenty-five THOUSAND dollars. That money would buy 2,500 mosquito nets. That money would provide thousands of people with clean drinking water. And that money would provide hundreds of kids with vaccines they need. And that’s just one donor. More than $83 million was donated to support or oppose the prop. I feel sick.

Some Prop 8 supporters filed a lawsuit to keep their names from going public on this list. The federal lawsuit was filed in January by the ballot measure’s sponsoring committee, Protect Marriage.  The suit was rejected by honorable U.S. District Judge Morrison England. “If there ever needs to be sunshine on a particular issue, it’s a ballot measure.” The suit claims releasing the names has led to consumer boycotts and picketing. Well damn people!  Don’t you get it? People don’t want to give their money and do business with, I hate to say it but, bigots.

Although the word bigot is harsh, it is what in my opinion these people are: intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance. That’s straight from Websters  ya’ll.

I have a family member that does not support equal gay rights. And although, I still love that person, his views on this I despise. Its a hard thing to swallow.  I hope someday he, and others, understand the signifigance of this.