Prop 8 Trial - Proposal to Televise

[Julie Marie]

There is an effort in place right now to get the new Prop 8 trial televised.  The trial is to begin Monday. 

If you wish to support that effort go here: http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/TeleviseTheTrial.  They need 125,000 signatures.  As of this time they have over 100,000.

It would be nice to see discrimination in action.

[tekla]

They are going to face a pretty rough time in the old 9th Circuit to begin with, and I can only imagine what's its going to be like down around that courthouse, which is in downtown SF, come the hearings.  Maybe I should just head on over there and join in the festivities.

[Janet_Girl]

They have my signature.

[Julie Marie]

They are going to face a pretty rough time in the old 9th Circuit to begin with, and I can only imagine what's its going to be like down around that courthouse, which is in downtown SF, come the hearings.  Maybe I should just head on over there and join in the festivities.

Kat, I think you would have a few words of wisdom to express.  And I think that could be very enlightening.  Let us know how it goes...

[tekla]

Oh I bet it's going to be harder then hell to get in, but I'll bet there is going to be a crowd outside.  I might go down to work early and check it out.

[MaggieB]

The US Supreme Court blocked taping of the proceedings just a few minutes ago.

Maggie
Post Merge: January 11, 2010, 10:24:47 AM
No Live feeds allowed either. Apparently, they need several days to mull it over and siding with the pro Prop 8 side won the day.

Maggie

[Julie Marie]

Here's the article from CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/01/11/california.prop8.trial/index.html

Maybe we should instead focus on banning divorce.  No better way to "preserve marriage"

http://rescuemarriage.org/

[MaggieB]

The best coverage that I have found is here:
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/

Maggie