By Adam Bink
Since Jeremy might be too modest to post this himself, here’s the person I consider to be our community’s foremost expert speaking on all things NOM, and how he came to follow them, is worth your 12 minutes:
Three cheers for Jeremy, and Kevin at HRC, for helping expose NOM and keep them on the defense.
24 Comments March 24, 2011
By Adam Bink
Great news out of the Rocky Mountain State today:
The legislation moves to the House, where I’m told by sources in the state that it will be a tougher fight. Next week, Courage Campaign will be asking its members to contact their legislators.
If you’re in a committed, same-sex relationship in Colorado, or know a couple who is, please drop me a line at adam@couragecampaign.org. We’d like to work with you!
33 Comments March 24, 2011
By Adam Bink
Jeremy has the full C-SPAN clip of him speaking on February 18th at an Arizona State forum. The discussion of Prop 8 and cameras begins around the 30:50 minute mark. If you want to see and hear two clips (Olson and Boies cross-examination, including the famous Kenneth Miller clip) you should head over to see the video (new updates coming soon will allow us to post it here!). If you want the summary of what Judge Walker said, I pulled out two clips:
“If anything, I think a broadcast of a trial would be even more compelling than a broadcast of an appellate proceeding.”
He then went on to mention reenactments such as those the Courage Campaign did, and showed a clip of the wonderful Prop 8 Musical. He concluded by saying:
“Well, what would you rather have people learn how the courts function? Would you rather have them listen to the Prop 8 Musical, a reenactment, or the real thing?… I submit to you that the real thing is far better, far more informative, far better for the public, and far breter for teaching people how things work than the kind of reenactments in the Prop 8 case, the Judge Judy world… the real thing is always much better.”
It makes this nostalgia.
20 Comments March 24, 2011
By Adam Bink
As I wrote yesterday, we just finished up a great period of fundraising to maintain the site here at Prop8TrialTracker.com. 158 of you chipped in to keep us going.
There is an even deeper, more sustaining need: which is becoming a monthly donor. For the cost of a few cups of coffee per month, you can give us a regular source of funding so that we start out each month saying “here’s what we have to work with. What can we do?” and know that we can film a video, or run a training, or organize a rally, without worrying about whether we can pay for it.
What’s in it for you? First, it helps result in less urgent needs to raise money. Second, we can have a regular source of money to work on Prop 8, DOMA, and certification of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal. Third, you’ll get even more regular updates on what we’re doing, how we’re spending your money, and where we’re going.
We worked together here at P8TT with Rep. Patrick Murphy before to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. We asked him to come on a nationwide conference call with you and Courage Campaign members and he did it because he believed in the work we were doing on the outside, in concert with what he was doing on the inside. Let’s do it again on Prop 8, DOMA, and certification of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal.
Please become a monthly contributor today.
24 Comments March 24, 2011
