I just returned from San Diego, where I spent the afternoon assisting with Roger Hedgcock’s special “drive-by” radio show. The radio program focused on two initiatives that are trying to qualify for the November ballot: Protect Marriage and Sarah’s Law. With just a few weeks to go before the petition deadlines, there is a statewide push to gather the hundreds of thousands of signatures needed.
Protect Marriage is the initiative that will place Proposition 22 in the constitution, thus ensuring that the will of the people is honored in defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Sarah’s Law is the initiative that will require parental notification prior to a minor’s abortion. Both initiatives are key not only for strengthening parental rights and the sanctity of marriage, but from a political standpoint, these are issues that will draw the Republican base to the polls in November. The Save Our Kids campaign to overturn SB 777 was also present (thus my involvement), handing out flyers to alert citizens that initiative petitions will be on the street in early April.
There was quite a crowd assembled outside of the KOGO studio, and a steady stream of cars made their way through the parking lot as their drivers stopped briefly to sign petitions. Besides the initiatives, the other hot topic was the recent homeschool court ruling. As you can imagine, parents are livid over the decision—and not just homeschool families. After all, this decision strikes right at the heart of whether parents have the right to raise their children according to their beliefs.
Assemblyman Joel Anderson was present as a guest on Hedgcock’s show, discussing his homeschool resolution (ACR 115), that encourages the California Supreme Court to overturn the Second District Court of Appeals ruling. The Assemblyman was warmly greeted by the crowd and several citizens thanked him profusely for defending homeschooling. So far, every member of the Assembly Republican caucus, with the exception of Assemblyman Niello, has become a co-sponsor of ACR 115. Thank you to all the legislators who have signed on to the resolution. For the lawmakers who have not yet done so, time is of the essence. California parents are fired up and you will hear from them about this issue—especially at election time.
The main message reiterated at the drive-by today is how crucial it is to the future of our state that Protect Marriage and Sarah’s Law qualify for the November ballot. If you haven’t already, please make sure to add your signature to these two important initiative petitions by April 1st.
March 14th, 2008 at 12:00 am
I still find it odd that Prop. 22 wasn’t submitted as a constitutional amendment to begin with. As time passes, gay marriage become more and more acceptable.
With a strong Dem turnout this November, the measure might go down. If that happens then the fight to keep the traditional definition of marriage will be permanently lost in this state.