I awoke to find that for the second time, my "No on 8" sign had been stolen. Even though I started taking my sign in every night to discourage these cowards, they stole the wire post from my front yard. I would have more respect for the opposition if they had the guts to come to my house and discuss their point of view, but they would rather wander the streets in darkness to carry out their dirty work.
I am going to make my own leap of faith here and assume that the perpetrators are doing this from some moral high ground to save me from myself and stop the fall of civilization. Funny thing is, I am a married family man with three children. This is not about being gay; this is about respect and equality for all Americans.
As I recall, this country was founded on certain freedoms for everyone. As the country grew up, we made changes to right some wrongs and changed our old beliefs to strive for equality for all. Slavery was a tradition in this country that we changed. Discrimination against women was another tradition in this country that we changed.
We must stop treating our law-abiding citizens who are different than "us" as less than.
And one last thing, I would like to remind the thieves who are cruising through my neighborhood to recall another Proposition 8 that they vow to uphold: "You shall not steal."
-- Joseph Garcia, Thousand Oaks