Prop 102, if passed, would define marriage as "between one man and one woman." I know vandalism is bad, but I really do like the extra description someone added to these signs:
The last time we had one of these in Arizona, we voted it down. Our state lawmakers were dissatisfied with that outcome, and they've put it back on the ballot without the normally required voter petitions (yes, that's legal in Arizona).
NOTE: If you are in Arizona, vote NO on 102!!!
Before I start, I want to state that I do not condone vandalism. I helped organize a neighborhood campaign a year and a half ago in which we placed several hundred yard signs into our neighborhood. About half were stolen or destroyed. So, I know what it's like to put money into signs for something that I really believe in, only to be forced to replace those signs over and over. That said, my husband and I both cheered like crazy when we saw this vandalized sign. We just couldn't help ourselves!
In 2006, Arizona became the only state to vote down a referendum against gay marriage. This year, though, the state legislature has put 102 on the ballot without any voter petitions, which are usually required to get a proposition on the ballot. In other words, our state lawmakers did not like the decision their constituents made in 2006, so they put it back on the ballot:
[Opponents of] Prop 102 are also upset that Bee and his fellow legislators ignored the fact that in 2006, Arizona voters narrowly defeated another anti-gay-marriage initiative, Proposition 107.
However, 2006's Prop 107 differs from today's Prop 102 in a big way: Prop 107 asked voters to not only define marriage between a man and a woman, but to bar government recognition of civil unions and domestic partnerships. Prop 102 only constitutionally defines marriage--and is therefore expected by many political observers to pass on Nov. 4.
The really ridiculous thing about Prop 102 is that we already have a law on the books from the 1990s that bans gay marriage, but oh no, that's not good enough for these people -- they want to amend the state constitution. These are the same people who claim to want government to stay out of their lives -- they just just don't want the government to stay out of their neighbors' lives.
P.S. If you are in Arizona, vote NO on 102!!!