Kamala Harris Moves To Stop Advance Of 'Kill The Gays' Ballot Initiative

Crazed Lawyer Matthew McLaughlin

This story is the reason I absolutely hate the California ballot initiative process. There are no filters, and nothing to prevent ugly, hateful measures like this one.

The proposal -- unlikely to advance, as it requires over 360,000 signatures to proceed -- was submitted by lawyer Matthew McLaughlin to the California Attorney General's office late last month.
The "Sodomite Suppression Act" ballot proposes that gay people "be put to death by bullets to the head or by any other convenient method."

Under the normal procedure, Attorney General Kamala Harris would have to issue a title and summary for the initiative so proponents can gather signatures. Instead, she's going to court to have it declared unconstitutional in advance.

“As Attorney General of California, it is my sworn duty to uphold the California and United States Constitutions and to protect the rights of all Californians. This proposal not only threatens public safety, it is patently unconstitutional, utterly reprehensible, and has no place in a civil society. Today, I am filing an action for declaratory relief with the Court seeking judicial authorization for relief from the duty to prepare and issue the title and summary for the "Sodomite Suppression Act." If the Court does not grant this relief, my office will be forced to issue a title and summary for a proposal that seeks to legalize discrimination and vigilantism.” READ MORE