Law Students

Opposing violence against Prop 8 Supporters

[T]hose who oppose the ban should draw the line at excesses: curse-filled picket lines at churches, racial-tinged confrontations and personalized boycotts aimed at opponents of same-sex marriage.

These actions deny civil rights, invite violence, and ignore the options that may restore same-sex unions. These tactics shouldn't be tolerated, or allowed to become diversions from the central cause of restoring same-sex unions.

Whoa. Here's an article describing inflammatory gay message boards. The quote *least* likely to successfully overturn Prop 8?

"Burn their f?ing churches to the ground, and then tax the charred timbers."

Full post as published by Expressio Unius on November 19, 2008 (boomark / email).