No Nonsense: Texans Rally to Defeat ban on Gay Marriage/Focus on Real Issues
Glen Maxey is one of my heroes. He was my State Representative my last few years in Austin. He was the only openly gay (but FAR from the only gay) elected state official in Texas. He is smart, funny, hardworking, and pragmatic. No one in Texas is better at getting volunteers and voters out when it matters.
And while Glen was in the legislature he withstood insults, threats, and indignation from his elected colleagues so cruel that it reminded me of what Jackie Robinson put up with when he broke into baseball.
Now he is running the No Nonsense In November! campaign to defeat a referendum to ban gay marriages in Texas.
If you live in Texas, please sign up to support this campaign. If you don't, please consider giving money. It has a simple and powerful message: this referendum is a distraction from what really matters in politics, in life, and in Texas: jobs, the environment, schools, and crime.
It's clear that Aggie Gov. Rick Perry, who faces a stiff challenge from many Republicans who resent him for his failures, is trying to rally the religious right to his side with this issue. It's a classic Republican tactic: frighten people with non-issues to keep them distracted about how miserable the state is being run.
Well, Texans know the difference. That's why I am confident Glen and the No Nonsense campaign will prevail in November.