It's the premise of the protest that bothers me. If this was a counter-protest to a "yes on Prop 8" celebration, I wouldn't have a problem. But it's not. It is specifically a protest against Mormons for having dared to legally use their free speech rights. That's about as anti-liberal as it gets, It puts these gay rights advocates in about the same position as animal rights whackjobs like SHAC.
Put it this way: there is already the promise of more litigation in the wake of this amendment. Do you think it would count as a chilling effect on the free speech of the "no" advocates if, after a court filing, a few thousand LDS members converged on a well-known gay bar for days, jumping on cars and directly confronting anyone who tries to pass through their ranks? Or would you pass that off as "a few noisy protesters"?
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Date: 2008-11-07 05:05 am (UTC)Put it this way: there is already the promise of more litigation in the wake of this amendment. Do you think it would count as a chilling effect on the free speech of the "no" advocates if, after a court filing, a few thousand LDS members converged on a well-known gay bar for days, jumping on cars and directly confronting anyone who tries to pass through their ranks? Or would you pass that off as "a few noisy protesters"?