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(This article is taken directly from the Wiki entry on the FAIRWiki website, a non-profit group that defends the Mormon church) We hope that now and in the future all parties involved in this issue will be well informed and act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility toward those with a different position. No one on any side of the question should be vilified, intimidated, harassed or subject to erroneous information... Before it accepted the invitation to join broad-based coalitions for the amendments, the Church knew that some of its members would choose not to support its position....

SALT LAKE CITY14 November 2008 Five months ago, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent a letter to members of the Church in California, encouraging them to join the millions of other Californians from many religious denominations, ethnic groups and political persuasions in a broad coalition to defend marriage as it has been defined for millennia. During the election campaign, both sides of the argument on Proposition 8 had ample opportunities to express their viewpoint. The result was conclusively in favor of traditional marriage. More than 40 states in the United States have now...

Click here for video. There is simply no explanation for this kind of intolerance. For a group of people who claim to be fighting to expand their rights, they sure are willing to strip conservatives of theirs. There is a brief ad bumper at the beginning of the video. Courtesy KPSP CBS 2 Palm Springs.

It has been an interesting week. The Chinese homily, “May you live in interesting times,” has its roots in a curse, not a blessing. As I said, it has been an interesting week. The controversy in California regarding Proposition 8 (the proposed amendment to the California constitution defining marriage to be strictly between a man and a woman) built to a frenzy in the days leading up to Tuesday's election and then exploded into anger and violence in the aftermath of Prop 8's slim passage into law. I am a Los Angeles Police Department detective supervisor running a sex crimes...

The defeat next month of the state proposition that seeks to prohibit same sex marriages could mean hundreds of new jobs and millions of dollars in personal, business and government revenue from same-sex weddings over the next three years in Sonoma County, according to a study released today. The report was prepared by Sonoma State University’s Center for Regional Economic Analysis and was paid for by a grant from the Horizons Foundation, a philanthropic social justice organization serving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Bay Area. Details of the report were highlighted by Robert Eyler, Chair of Sonoma...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― A new CBS 5 poll finds that California's Proposition 8 has picked up support in the wake of a television ad campaign that features footage of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaiming same-sex marriage is here to stay "whether you like it or not." The poll conducted for CBS 5 by SurveyUSA indicates that support for the measure to ban gay marriage has grown among voters in the state over an eleven day period — most especially among young voters. According to the poll, likely California voters overall now favor passage of Proposition 8 by...

In 2003, California held a statewide circus known as the Gubernatorial Recall election. That election actually considered two questions … Yes or No, should their sitting Governor, Gray Davis, be recalled? … And, if Yes, who of the 154 candidates should replace him? The slate of candidates included Actors, a Lieutenant Governor, a State Senator, Business People, a Porn Star, a Comedian, etc., etc. In the lead-up to this election, it seemed likely that Davis would be recalled. This gave the Republicans the opportunity to capture the Governorship of the nation’s most populous State from the Democrats. In my opinion,...

The 2007 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election is scheduled for November 6, 2007. Sixteen proposed amendments (propositions) appear on the ballot -- from $4 billion for establishing a cancer research center in Texas (proposition 15) to getting rid of the obsolete office of county animals and hides inspector (proposition 10).

My ultra-liberal friend sent a big email list of people and me this missive from Robert Redford, urging people in California to vote against Prop 90 based on concerns for how the law might impact the government's ability to protect the environment. Here is what was sent to me: "We had no idea." You're going to hear that a lot if Proposition 90 passes next month. Millions of people are going to wake up the morning after Election Day and wish they'd read the fine print. Please don't be one of them. Prop 90 is the single most dangerous threat...

His friends, the folks at his church in San Jose -- they know what "Alan" did in 1999 to that 11-year-old boy. The boy had a troubled home life. Alan, then in his 40s, became a father figure. Then came the oral sex, a confession and five years at a men's colony. That they know doesn't bother him, he said. It shields him. "That's my best defense. I'm being held accountable. Where am I going to go without anybody knowing about it?" said Alan, who insisted on anonymity. "Let's say I've got to move to Morgan Hill. My social circle...

In the wake of Governor Schwarzenegger’s efforts to do exactly what the populace of the Golden State theoretically elected him to do when they voted him into Sacramento to replace Gov. Gray Davis a while back—that is, to initiate practical reform in California—I’d like to suggest that the power-hungry, Democratic Party-controlled unions in this state use whatever money they have left in their war chests and call attention to the need for just one more special election. This time around, let’s see if they (the unions) might be successful in passing a proposition that officially lists the state motto as...

KALIFORNIA I found this article to be interesting: “Schwartzenegger Takes Blame in Vote.” http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051110/ap_on_re_us/schwarzenegger;_ylt=Aoa2l8UqhNfIz6Kdr0w_UT.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM- Well, obviously, that’s the only thing he can say at this juncture. But, quite frankly, there’s another side of that story. As alluded to yesterday, here are the turnout percentages from several of the largest conservative-Republican strongholds in the Golden State: Orange County = 38%. San Diego = 46%. San Bernardino = 36%. Ventura - 47%. Riverside = 37%. Kern = 41%. San Joaquin = 39%. For Pete’s sake in Iraq they got 60-plus percent turnout. Under direct threat of being killed or maimed. Yet a...

The special election in California Tuesday was a battle between a governor tyring to turn a state around and the unions who rule Sacramento. Unfortunately Arnold and his propositions lost and now it is going to be very difficult for him to do anything in a state run by liberal Democrats. Arnold put his bigger than life image up against the powerful unions, and he got rolled. When Arnie was running for election against then governor Gray-out Davis, he promised the world-a complete accounting of state funds, cost cutting measures at every state office and removing barriers for businesses to...

The battle of the Hollywood titans will take to the airwaves tomorrow with the airing of a Warren Beatty attack ad aimed at celebrity governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to sponsors. The brief radio spot features Beatty urging people to turn out at the polls en masse next week to defeat propositions on which Schwarzenegger has staked his political future, a sample clip revealed. The ad will be aired in San Francisco and Southern California areas from tomorrow, said Charles Idelson of the California Nurses Association, which is paying for the ads. "Schwarzenegger and his big money backers are counting on...

I've been getting calls about the various ballot propositions for the Special Election. Here's how I see them: Proposition 73: Parental Notification for Abortion. If parental consent is required for a child to use a tanning booth or get her ears pierced, shouldn’t parents at least be notified if she’s getting an abortion? YES. Whether you’re pro-life or pro-choice, this should be the all-time no-brainer. Proposition 74: Teacher Tenure. Do parents have a right to expect a higher level of competence before a teacher is granted life-time tenure? YES. This modest measure simply increases the teacher probation period from two...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Supporters of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's redistricting initiative asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn two lower court rulings and put the measure on the November special election ballot. Attorneys for political activist Ted Costa and other official sponsors of the initiative said a Sacramento Superior Court judge and an appeals court majority erred in ruling that the initiative failed to make the ballot because supporters used two versions in the qualifying process. One version went on petitions signed by voters. The other went to the attorney general to prepare a title and summary of...

SACRAMENTO -- A proposed initiative ending Proposition 13 protection for commercial property would cost Los Angeles County taxpayers more than $26 million annually to implement, according to an analysis by the California Assessors' Association. The Tax Fairness Act has received almost $2.4 million from a group of influential public employee unions to circulate petitions placing the measure on the June 2006 ballot. Proponents say it would generate $2.8 billion per year in additional property tax revenues statewide. A CAA review of the proposal found it would be difficult and costly for counties to implement, with counties probably having to spend...

When Arnold Schwarzenegger overwhelming won the race for governor last year, he vowed to break the hold that special interests and fringe groups have in Sacramento. But Schwarzenegger found that promise hard to keep, in large part due to something he has no control over - the Legislature. The system under which California elects its legislators is engineered to elevate candidates who hold extremist views on the left and the right. Moderate, centrist candidates stand little chance because Democrats and Republicans conspired together to gerrymander legislative districts. The gerrymandering is so bad that one party or the other is virtually...

Another campaign of stem cell disinformation and misdirection is in full swing in California. The sponsors of Proposition 71, the "California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act," are promoting a measure that would allow researchers a constitutional right to experiment on embryonic stem cells, and equip them with almost $3 billion in public funds. The drafters of this initiative have cunningly phrased their proposition to purposely avoid using the words "embryo" or "embryonic." Hoping to obfuscate the real biological issues at hand, supporters of Proposition 71 are deliberately trying to circumvent an honest debate on the issues and legalize research...

MESSAGE FROM HOWARD KALOOGIAN...and... State Controller Fails to Account for HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of Dollars Dear Friends, We’ve fought a number of battles together to make California and this nation a better place. I am writing to you today about a politician who seems to have forgotten that he works for us – and no, I am not talking about Gray Davis this time. Just like we forced Davis ally, Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, to call the special recall election when he was trying to weasel out of it, we now have to compel another state official to...

<p>Like doughnuts or deodorant, politics is about selling. And what sells a product isn't so much what the product does, but what the buyer thinks it does. Take Proposition 56. It doesn't really matter if it actually reforms the budget, because as long as people think they are getting budget reform, they will vote for it.</p>

<p>Propositions 57 and 58 are a package. Either both pass, or both fail. If only one wins with voters, both still fail.</p> <p>The package is advertised as a way to deal with the immense general-fund debt in the California state budget that was run up under the administration of recalled Gov. Gray Davis (Prop. 57) while making sure that overspending and going into debt will be prevented in the future (Prop. 58).</p>

<p>It would be a shame, just as California was starting to take the right path to restore a semblance of fiscal sanity, if California voters were misled into supporting an initiative that took them backwards.</p> <p>We don't use the term "misled" lightly, believing the average voter to be perfectly capable of making informed judgments. But the campaign to promote Proposition 56 on the March 2 ballot, just like the initiative itself, is terribly dishonest.</p>

<p>SACRAMENTO - The state's largest teachers union today endorsed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's effort to pass a $15 billion bond in March, boosting his effort to woo skeptical voters.</p> <p>The 800-member California Teachers Association's State Council of Education gave its backing to the bond, Proposition 57, and a companion measure, Proposition 58, to limit state spending.</p>

Kaloogian & Prop 187 Author Oppose Bush Amnesty PlanKaloogian Endorsed By Prop 187 AuthorFor Immediate Release -- January 12, 2003(SAN DIEGO) ; Proposition 187 author, Ron Prince, today endorsed Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Howard Kaloogian (website: www.HowardForSenate.com). Prince joined Kaloogian at a news conference today where they announced their opposition to the proposal by President George W. Bush to grant illegal aliens a three-year or longer amnesty."I am honored to have the support of the man who authored Proposition 187, Ron Prince. I stand with him today in opposition to this new amnesty plan for illegal immigrants.;While President Bush...

Officiating elections in Texas City usually affords a volunteer enough time to read a book. But that wasn’t the case Saturday. The election judge and her staff opened the doors to the Nessler Center at 7 a.m. An hour later, every election booth was full. They stayed that way throughout the day, said Pat Newlin, who was the alternate election judge at the Nessler Center. “We have three, four, maybe even five times more than usual,” said she said. “We usually read a book, knit or crochet. But not today.” About one hour before the polls closed, a steady steam...

Texas voters passed all 22 proposed constitutional amendments Saturday, giving homeowners more flexibility on loans, disabled homeowners a break on their school taxes and the state more options for funding highway construction. Among those winning wide margins of voter approval was Proposition 16, allowing homeowners to take out home equity lines of credit, a measure that proponents say will make lending more flexible. Passing much more narrowly was Proposition 9, which modifies the investment strategy of the Permanent School Fund. Proponents say the measure will boost payments to public schools by $125 million to $130 million. Measures helping firefighters and...

[Me]?  this just in.  You still in the mood for posting at fr?  If not, not to worry. Best, [Her] Yes, Ma'am. Now sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Justin Jones Thursday, September 11, 2003 916-444-2278 or jj@racialprivacy.org FORMER GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE BILL SIMON JOINS WARD CONNERLY TO ENDORSE PROP 54 SACRAMENTO, CALIF.Ward Connerly, chairman of the Yes on Proposition 54 campaign, announced today that former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon has endorsed Prop 54. Mr. Simon released the following statement of endorsement: Prop 54 will accomplish exactly what Californians deserve: a color-blind government that will no longer require its citizens...

<p>FREMONT -- A 41-year-old Fremont man whose dog was shot by police officers when they forcibly entered his house looking for marijuana plants has a prescription from his doctor to use pot and a certificate from the Oakland Cannabis Cooperative allowing him to grow and possess it, according to documents obtained by ANG Newspapers. Robert Filgo and his wife, Yvette Filgo, 38, were arrested Tuesday night after seven police officers served a search warrant at their Niles home and found 79 plants in the back yard and garage.</p>

While Texas Democrats pay lip service to improving health care access, state records indicate that the trial lawyers financing the effort to defeat Proposition 12 on next week’s ballot are many of the same individuals who regularly contribute 40% of all funds raised by the Texas Democrat Party. Proposition 12 will make health care more accessible and affordable by ensuring that each doctor sued in a malpractice case is liable for no more than $250,000 in non-economic damages, such as the often ambiguous "pain and suffering" award. There would still be no limit on economic damages, like lost wages and...

YOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXAS WWW.YCT.ORG To: Texas Media, YCT Supporters Date: September 5, 2003 Please find enclosed two new releases announcing YCT's opposition to Proposition 9 and support for Proposition 12, respectively. YCT NEWS RELEASE Contacts: David C. Rushing - Chairman (713) 408-3606 Matthew J. Griffing, Esq. - Executive Director (469) 235-9970 September 5, 2003 YCT CALLS UPON VOTERS TO DEFEAT PROP. 9 Austin, TX – The Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) calls upon the voters of Texas to vote “No” on Proposition 9. The proposition would allow the government to raid the $16.6 billion Permanent School Fund (PSF) of...

What Yvette Falarca, BAMN, is covering up is the fact that the vast majority of Californians do not at all fit into any of the categories of "race" that Felarca supports.  And all Californians are being forced by their own government to fit into a generic category which doesn't apply, except it benefits very specific interest groups.  What else she is not telling here that is that some cases, if one does NOT provide a "race" for a government sponsored or government subsidized entity -- one can not either get the service nor do particular transactions through the state.  In...

Please Distribute: American Civil Rights Coalition P.O. Box  188350 Sacramento CA 95818www.acrc1.org GOVERNOR DAVIS RENEGES ON CAMPAIGN PROMISE NOT TO UNDERMINE WITH THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE ON PROP 209 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:  Diane Schachterle 916-444-2278 SACRAMENTO -- Last week, Governor Gray Davis signed AB 703, authored by Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally.  Regrettably, the Governor has chosen to renege on a campaign promise to the people of California, made during the 1998 gubernatorial campaign when Davis stated that he would do nothing to undermine the will of the people regarding the enforcement of Proposition 209, now Article 1 Section 31...

For distribution, pls. “The [CA] Attorney General’s glaring omission of this exemption could be very misleading to the voters,” commented Ward Connerly, chairman of the Yes on Prop 54 campaign. Who is the Attorney General? Mr. D-Bill Lockyer. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/sc20010607.shtml Though Lay has not been convicted of any crime, Bill Lockyer says, "I would love to personally escort Lay to an 8-by-10 cell that he could share with a tattooed dude who says, 'Hi, my name is Spike, honey.'" But on the subject of CA's mysterious "bookkeeping practices" throughout the educational and government bodies, and of course, the significant omission from...

For distribution: Already, numerous articles are coming out of the mainstream press concerning CA's Proposition 54 -- The Racial Privacy Initiative (Classification by Race, Ethnicity or National Origin Initiative) to be voted upon at/whenever the "recall" vote is scheduled. Currently, this vote is scheduled for October 7, 2003. The following article appears at the RPI website, and is authored by Ward Connerly, Chairman of the RPI. Opponents to the RPI are using "any means possible" to delay this vote. Opponents are collectively lying about this initiative. Most particularly with regards to "medical matters" for minorities. Section (f) of Proposition 54...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31 — A federal jury today found the author of marijuana books and advice columns, Ed Rosenthal, guilty of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy. Under mandatory sentencing laws, Mr. Rosenthal faces a minimum of five years in prison. Mr. Rosenthal, 58, who admitted to growing the plants for distribution under California's medicinal marijuana law, known as Proposition 215, called the verdict a "terrible decision" and vowed to fight it. His lawyers said they would prepare motions for a new trial immediately. "What the federal government is trying to do is destroy Prop 215 and eliminate medical marijuana from...

<p>A Sacramento federal judge on Monday rejected a challenge by the state's card room and charitable event operators to California's voter initiative authorizing casino-type gambling on Indian lands.</p> <p>The 2000 initiative, Proposition 1A, authorizes the governor to negotiate and the Legislature to ratify tribal compacts for slot machines and lottery and banking card games on reservations.</p>

Disclaimer If at any time during your review of the contents of this website you agree with the arguments presented by the columnist, please exit the site and never return.  We appreciate you taking the time to visit this site and encourage you to recommend The Sarkazein Times to your more intelligent friends. However, considering your inability to grasp the concept of sarcasm, the following websites might be more appropriate: www.cnn.com www.house.gov/mckinney www.teletubbies.com Pilots, Not SoldiersWhy the Proposition to Grant Airline Pilots the Right to Bear Arms is Bad Idea The government of the United States of America has...

SEVERAL LETTER WRITERS, reporters and columnists at The Examiner have taken Republicans to task for being "extremist" and "right wing." But a look at the facts about the Democrats and their false claim to the mantle of moderation reveals them to be more extreme and radical, and far more out of touch with the average Californian. Consider this: • The Democrats strongly opposed Proposition 209, the anti-affirmative action measure. It passed in a landslide that included the votes of many minorities. Republicans were more in touch with the California voter. • Demos strongly opposed Prop. 227, which opposed bilingual education...