Herding Cats In California: Organizing Delegates for the CA Democratic Party

A Slate For Change was put up and around California by the MyBO .CAN groups with all Obama Supporters. It was all done in less than 10 days and we called about 40% of the winners. We did learn some really good things to learn. Like people are asked to give speeches after the vote in alot of areas. And some ADs, and we know who, said that you could not get a ballot if you didn't pay $5. The Democratic Party sent out a memo on Friday to all that the $5 charge was a donation to cover meeting costs and could be waived for hardship. In one AD the Treasurer of the AD was sitting at the front table where people registered and insisting that you must pay $30 to get a ballot. True.

We learned that slates sometimes make contracts with those on the slate not to be on other slates. Respect. We learned that there is a large group of active Democratic Party members in California that are still sort of annoyed that Hillary wasn't on the ticket and don't like all the youth coming in and don't want to pass the torch let alone share it. We learned that there are some old guard extremely encouraged to see the energy flow in and can't wait to get the kids working for them. We learned we have polished politicos in California who have done their best and are some of the best Democrats in the country.

I was born and raised in California. I've lived in East Bay, Half Moon Bay, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Manhattan Beach, Gardena, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach. I went to UCLA. We had a place in Lake Arrowhead when I was married and spent too many happy days at Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, and Magic Mountain. I skied in Big Bear when I was younger and love the drive to Vegas. The Renaissance Faire was an annual thing back when it was in Agoura and even after it moved to truck and polyester land. I watched San Diego morph into this shining beautful city. The trip driving up and down the coast and the train where it skims the ocean. I've been to weddings in Santa Barbara and The City and even had childhood schoolmates get married in my home. I've seen farmer's rebel and I marched as a child with the Compton Unified School district when they went on their famous strike with a little sign that said Power To The Children. I've seen Catalina on a clear day and gone there and swam and dove with the flat orange fish. My father worked for Aerospace in El Segundo almost his entire working life. My stepfather was the President of the Lion's Club and my mother taught at UCLA and Pepperdine. I've rollerskated up and down from Santa Monica to Venice and back (that's right, roller skates) and I love California. I really love California. I hope we can take these lessons and pocket them for next time, and the next state. So much more to learn. So much more to take back.

Once Upon A Time....

A Word on Love and Marriage.

Marriage was around a long time before the bible was. That's why the good book should not be an instruction guide for who to love. In fact, being gay was around a long time before the bible was. Its horrible and sad and unethical to take away basic human rights of anyone in the U.S. The right to love and marry is a basic human right and should not be controlled by an apparent majority vote of religious centric folk. Its embarrassing and historically something many of us will have to explain to our grandchildren in the future when acceptance is the norm and loving thy neighbor is the true way. It is in fact no one's business who a person loves. Its no one's business who a person marries. Since when does the state decide who you marry in the U.S.? Since this election. Horrible, nasty blight on an otherwise incredibly moving time in history. Bush started this useless debate to distract the public from what he was really doing as President. And those who were told that their religion agreed ate it hook, line and sinker. There are so many beliefs in so many different religions, but no one in the U.S. has passed a law saying I have to cover myself with a veil or pray 6 times a day. No one has passed a law saying I have to fast on certain days and atone for my sins on others. No one has passed a law that I must rest on Saturday or Sunday. Cows are not considered sacred and allowed to roam the streets in the U.S. All these other instructional books from religious organizations aren't allowed to slide over into political and national laws in the U.S. Why should the beliefs of SOME of the U.S. citizens be imposed on others when it comes to love and marriage. Its our generation's version of Jim Crow laws and its wrong on EVERY level. Humans have basic rights. Food, shelter, clothing, love. How dare the few dictate the basic rights of the many because of some book they believe in? If God created everything, then God created people who are gay. Even flowers change their sex when there are too many of one type in an area. It happens with some animals too. So it is completely natural. A book, printed on paper from fallen trees, is not natural. Love is natural. Laws that control who you can love are not natural and are unconstitutional. I, for one, will do everything in my power to have these hateful laws repealed. And those who support them should be ashamed of themselves and the way they let their religious beliefs be hijacked by haters.

Perhaps you can be helpful while we work to repeal it. I am not gay, but I plan to be helpful. I just don't think anyone should be robbed of the happily ever after endings we are all promised from our story books as children. We are all taught as we lay down to sleep and listen to fairy tales from our parents that true love is the goal. Even if you came from a horrible broken home, movies teach the same truism. Placing boundaries on who that true love can be just feels wrong. I don't want to be told who I can and can not love. Do you?

If you should feel the same way, please do something. Protest, or write your Senators or Congressmen. Write to your local paper. Sign petitions that come your way. Make your own video for free at OneTrueMedia.com and send it around or post it on You Tube expressing your thoughts. Write your vision for a better America in a letter to Obama at Change.Org. But please, do something. Don't let this incredible momentum be a huge step for mankind, but an embarrasing step backward for humanity.

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P.S. Keith Olbermann may have said it best,when he asked, Why?

Link to his Special Comment:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27652443#27652443