California lawyer proposes "Sodomite Suppression Act" mandating killing of gay people

California's system of direct democracy — the voter initiative process — has produced landmark laws reducing property taxes, banning affirmative action and legalizing medical marijuana.

Now there's a bid to declare that "the people of California wisely command" that gays and lesbians can be killed.

You read that right.

The "Sodomite Suppression Act," as proposed, calls sodomy "a monstrous evil" that should be punishable "by bullets to the head or any other convenient method."

The act would punish anyone who distributes "sodomistic propaganda" to minors with a $1 million fine, and/or up to 10 years in prison, and/or the possibility of a lifetime expulsion from California.

The proposal comes from a Huntington Beach-based attorney, Matt McLaughlin. He did not return calls for comment, and his voice mailbox is full.

Now maybe you're thinking there's no way such a blatantly illegal measure would ever be approved by California voters.

But here's the rub: We might get a chance to find out, because it appears that there's no legal way for state officials to stop the author of this proposal from collecting enough voter signatures to put it on the ballot.

Legal experts are left shaking their heads.

Ms Laws’ initiative proposes that anyone who proposes a ballot initiative calling for gay people to be killed must attend one year of sensitivity training and donate $5000 to a pro-LGBT group.

The two initiatives have highlighted a system in need of change.

So enshrined is California’s ballot initiative that not even California’s attorney general Kamala Harris has the power to stop the proposal going to the signature-gathering phase.

In order to pass, however, Mr McLaughlin’s initiative would need 365,000 signatures in six months or 180 days, according to the LA Times.

If it were then to qualify for the ballot and be approved by voters, courts would almost certainly strike it down as unconstitutional, towleroad reported.

Ms Laws, who describes herself as an anti-revenge porn activist, author, columnist, as well as animal advocate, said she was simply making a point.

“I’m fighting fire with fire,” she told Slate.

Cass wrote:good on her. stupid system but hope she gets there

Brasidas wrote:Yep all moan about one religious nut ball in the US, granted of which there is a few in the US, when this is actually policy in many Muslim countries where they execute homosexuals and what do the left do about it?
Cower away from condemning these nations because they fear to hurt Muslim sensitivities.
So why is it the same people here are not daily shouting from the roof tops in regards to he injustices of homosexuals in these countries?
No backbone and clearly hardly one of you has any real Liberalism in you.

Original Quill wrote:

Brasidas wrote:Yep all moan about one religious nut ball in the US, granted of which there is a few in the US, when this is actually policy in many Muslim countries where they execute homosexuals and what do the left do about it?
Cower away from condemning these nations because they fear to hurt Muslim sensitivities.
So why is it the same people here are not daily shouting from the roof tops in regards to he injustices of homosexuals in these countries?
No backbone and clearly hardly one of you has any real Liberalism in you.

Well, I think people are shouting about that.  You are writing, for one...and good for you.

The point is that we have the same crazies here at home.