In case you just came back from a trip to Mars or something, last week the voters of the state of California, for the second time in 8 years, declared that “marriage” in CA is to be defined as between one man and one woman. This Constitutional “amendment” overturned last summer’s ruling by the CA Supreme Court that had struck down Prop 22, which had passed with over 60% majority in 2000. Prop 8 was a lot closer result, but it still was a majority vote, which is all that is needed to “amend” the CA Constitution. So much for the will of the people out here!

The anti-Prop 8 folks are getting more hyper and more in-your-face with the passing of every new day. The effort to scour the public information on donors to the pro-Prop 8 campaign that preceded the election has turned into a Herculean effort to find and denigrate any and all who supported this amendment. Diana West describes one such effort that happened in West Hollywood where a group of anti-Prop 8 protesters had a “meeting” with the elderly Mormon owner of El Coyote restaurant. Her “crime”? She gave a $100 donation in support of Prop 8. [H/t: Michelle Malkin]

Only. One. Hundred. Measly. Little. Dollars.

“I’m sick of heart that I’ve offended anyone in the gay community,” said Marjorie Christoffersen, co-owner of El Coyote Mexican Cafe for 17 years. “I have had, and do have family, friends, and people I work with of course who are gay…and you are treasured people to me.”

The tall, frail Christoffersen stood in the center of the group. She appeared to be shaking during her prepared remarks which lasted about 3 minutes. Two young female family members flanked her to prevent her from fainting, according to a restaurant employee. At several points during her speech, Christoffersen simply became too emotional to continue.

El Coyote has become the latest casualty in the local outburst against the passage of Proposition 8, an anti-marriage amendment [sic] to the California State Constitution. Dozens of e-mails and websites, including the popular online local guide, Yelp.com, have urged boycotting the legendary cafe in recent days.

Christoffersen, who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, insisted that her donation was personal, and reflected her religious faith.

“I’ve been a member of the Mormon Church all my life,” she said. “This was a personal donation. In like fashion, any employee here would be free to donate, worship or support anything of their personal choosing.”

Freedom, the Golden Rule, conscience–none of it is good enough for the commissars.

John at Article 6 Blog sees the rise in violent, now criminal behavior by the anti-Prop 8 crowd.

First they set fire to a copy of The Book of Mormon on the church steps and now they are sending white powder (can you say “anthrax”?) envelopes to LDS temples. Of course, now that things have advanced from merely civilly disobedient to downright criminal, these acts are plausibly deniable – it has yet to be established with certainty that they are response to the Prop 8 vote, but suspicions may reasonably run very strong.

Meanwhile, creedal services are being disrupted, but as yet, have avoided death threats. I remain both fascinated and repulsed by the disproportionate level of this vile that is being aimed at the LDS, and dismayed that the voices of the traditional church expressing solidarity are being left unheeded in the media.

Lowell chimes in that ProtectMarriage.com will be holding a press conference today at noon that will contain “some remarkable statements” and advises all of us to pay close attention to the news over the weekend.

I’m sure there are someones out there that would like to get the our President-elect to weigh in on this, to denounce the acts of domestic terrorism that are now taking place by the tantrum-throwing group of the electorate that won’t accept their loss at the polls. But now that unrepentant-domestic-terrorist Bill Ayers has acknowledged that he and ol’ Barry ‘O’ are “family friends”, don’t count on it!

I say that we find out who contributed to Prop-8 and give them our business. As for the violent protesters turned terrorists, I like one of Michelle’s commenter’s advice:

Clean, lock and load.

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