The last six to eight months have been really bad for the National Organization for Marriage ("NOM"), an anti-gay hate group which claims to want to "protect traditional marriage" yet has disseminated all manner of anti-gay lies and falsehoods. Starting with United States v. Windsor and continuing through last week's ruling in Virginia that struck down Virginia's same sex marriage bans, nearly every lawsuit filed has prevailed in invalidating state marriage bans. NOM keeps shrieking for money, but its not good for NOM's fundraising - or NOM president Brian Brown's comfortable life style - to have nothing but a string of defeats to show for millions of dollars in spending. Hence NOM's hysteria over the development in Indiana that has ended the possibility of an anti-gay ballot initiative in November, 2014. As the Windy Channel is rporting, Brown is now making spittle flecked threats that NOM will sue the State of Indiana if the ballot measure doesn't move forward. Apparently, standing doesn't matter to NOM nor do the string of court cases which have struck down amendments such as the one NOM seeks to force on Indiana. Here are some highlights:
A national group that promotes traditional marriage is considering whether to take legal action to force HJR-3 on the Indiana ballot in November 2014.
The measure came to a halt on Monday, when the Senate did not return the bill its original status, in which it would impact civil unions.
The National Organization for Marriage tells RTV6 that they met with the House Speaker Brian Bosma on last Wednesday. "We are building a coalition of the willing and looking for legislators who are willing to join in this task," said Chris Plante, regional director of NOM.
Freedom Indiana has been the leading group opposing HJR-3.
"The fact is people don't want this issue taken to a constitutional amendment. They don't think it should be done with this issue of same-sex relationships and legal recognition. To me it reeks of desperation," said Freedom Indiana spokeswoman Megan Robertson. "They couldn't get a vote in the House. They couldn't get it in the Senate. The legislative process worked and a court case is trying to go around democracy." Robertson has been the voice and face of the bi-partisan campaign. She went on to say about any challenge,"I think they will be unsuccessful."
With no wins to show for its efforts, Brown no doubt is worried that he may lose his plush six figure income and have to - God forbid - get a real job. As I said before, the most tawdry whore has more integrity than Brian Brown and his fellow Christofascists who are leeches who prey on the ignorant and bigoted.
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