Today in California, same sex marriage rights are recognized by the state. Prop 8 will take that right away by amending our State Constitution to make same sex marriage unconstitutional in the state of California. Civil rights will be stripped from hundreds of thousands of Californians for the first time in our state's history.

Recent polling shows that we are losing:

Earlier polls had shown Proposition 8, which would eradicate the right for same-sex couples to marry in California, trailing by about 5 percentage points. This week, a Lake Research poll paid for by the campaign of 1,051 likely voters showed the proposition winning, with 47 percent saying they supported the measure and 43 percent saying no. The polling period was Sept. 29-Oct. 2. That finding is reinforced by a SurveyUSA poll of 670 likely voters showing the proposition winning 47 percent to 42 percent. That poll was taken Saturday and Sunday.

The Yes on 8 campaign has a $25 million war chest, $10 million more than the No on 8 campaign. They are saturating our state's airwaves with ads claiming that Prop 8 will force priests to be arrested and kindergardeners to be taught about gay sex. And they are winning.