Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The most powerful arguments used to justify a ban on same-sex marriages are the results of the voter initiatives in March of 2000 and November of 2008. But those arguments will expire soon. Proposition 22 won by 11.4%…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – As you know, the California Supreme Court has decided that same-sex marriages will proceed, consistent with its ruling and the State Constitution. In trying to convince the court to postpone the marriages until after a vote in November,…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today was a great day. The State Supreme Court overruled you to say that same-sex couples must be given the “respect and dignity” of marriage because the constitutional protections for race and gender also apply to sexual orientation.…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I wanted to explain to you why the stakes are so high for this November’s ballot initiative limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. Michigan’s State Supreme Court ruled yesterday 5-2 that their 2004 ballot initiative to limit marriage also…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today the Opponents of Equality are announcing that their proposed Constitutional Amendment to limit marriage will be on the ballot in November. As a gay dad, I think limiting access to marriage is a bad proposition. It teaches…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – My fiancée and I are trapped in the California legal system. In early 2004, we got married; in late 2004, our marriage was annulled. In 2005 a trial judge said we could get married; in 2006 an appeals…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Equality California and the Let California Ring campaign are collecting signatures on an open letter asking you to address the California Supreme Court during oral arguments on the constitutionality of gay marriage this Spring. As a defendant in…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When you vetoed AB 43, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, you said that you couldn’t sign it because it would have been illegal and you would have gone to jail. I believe you committed a…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I’ve seen your ads all over the place urging voters to vote Yes on the Indian Gaming Propositions on the ballot. You say that will bring millions of tax revenue into the state at a badly needed time.…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – You might be wondering why I sign my letters “Yours.” You asked the Attorney General to annul my marriage in 2004. You blocked my freedom to choose marriage when you vetoed AB 849 two years ago and AB…Read More »