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In reply to the discussion: Santorum, visiting Olympia, calls for constitutional ban on same-sex marriage [View all]Missy Vixen
(16,207 posts)>They'll all show up at the caucuses to try to get signatures from non-fundie Republicons for the push to put this law on the ballot.<
Signatures on initiatives and referendums are now public record in Washington State. The largest employers in the area have already come out in favor of marriage equality.
Here's a question: Let's say one works at Microsoft, for instance. Would YOU want to roll the dice and sign that petition? Let's face it, who would want to announce to one and all by a signature that you're a bigot, and your employer's HR department should beware of your politics and personal beliefs?
I'm thinking those signatures might be a bit more difficult to obtain than the true believers think they are. I also think the subsequent signature checking will disqualify a hell of a lot of those "signatures".