If you ever planned to donate

I'm sure you all know about the struggle to defend traditional marriage in California that's playing out right now. If you've thought that this is an issue generally that you want to get behind financially, I suggest you do it now. The way this goes in CA will have a tremendous impact on the rest of the country; supporting the cause later may not make much of a difference anyway if we lose there. I spoke with a friend the other day who works with a national marriage organization, and he told me that things are looking, at best, really tight. Public polls (he didn't say which ones) indicate that the constitutional amendment is significantly down, but the internal polling of both sides shows that things are neck and neck. The LDS church, however, (go Mormons!) has recently gotten really involved, and apparently, thousands of Mormons are volunteering to go door-to-door on the weekends. So, the marriage team is hopeful that this will make a significant impact. At any rate, the media campaign is cranking up now, with about 1 month until the vote. Now is a great time to donate. My friend recommends giving to the National Organization for Marriage. You can do so at http://www.nomcalifornia.org/. And for those motivated by efficiency, donating in this case both supports marriage AND fights judicial activism. If this amendment passes it will be a clear smack down of the unconscionably activist judiciary of California (Give me democracy, baby!). And that, my friends, is worth giving up lattes until 2030. -Matthew