You appear to be mistaken in your facts. California did not “deal with an amendment” just fine.

I believe you are thinking of Proposition 22, a revision to California civil code that banned the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. Prop 22 did not amend the Constitution, just the code.

And it was because of this that the state Supreme Court found that Prop 22 – and other current civil code restrictions that disallowed marriage equality – were in violation of the equal protections clauses of the state constitution.

In California, anti-gays are seeking to change the constitution via Proposition 8. This would reverse the “dealing with” of the court.

A legislative ban on marriage is QUITE different from a constitutional ban. A constitutional ban can only be reversed by a vote of the citizens via referrendum. A legislative ban can be reveresed at any time by a vote of legislators or by a determination of the court that a state constitution requires equal treatment under the law.

* I don’t live in AZ and am uncomfortable that a state decision is influenced by out of state forces. In my home state of IL, I am working for civil unions and eventually same-sex marriage and will direct my funds there.

* I don’t understand the difference between AZ same-sex marriages being outlawed in its legislature vs its constitution. I hear one is harder to change, but I’m unsure about that and CA didn’t seem to deal with an amendment just fine. I could be wrong here, so I’m open to hearing more information.

If you want to support the campaign in Arizona, you can donate online at http://www.votenoprop102.com

To be certain, I’d donate to each of

Equality California

Equality Arizona

Florida – Fairness for all Families