My girlfriend in Massachusetts (where she is keeping the Democrats and the gays organized at Harvard Law) forwarded me this beautiful letter, written by a constituent to the state reps in Massachusetts. They are going to vote on whether to start up the constitutional-amendment process on Wednesday - it's going to be close and letters like this (or yours!) will make a difference.

Here's the text:

February 5, 2004

To the 183rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

Happy Valentine's Day. I'm Jill McDonough, the woman replacing a hundred year old ceiling above right, with Josey's DeWalt. Above left is our backyard; last summer I drove back and forth to Western Mass, buying three tons of Goshen stone and unloading it behind our house. I built a retaining wall and stone pathway, planted perennials and mountain laurel, eastern redbud and dogwood...

okay, I've always kind of resented the Freeping of Internet polls, but in the spirit of the Kos community I've decided that it's better to fight back than to sit back and complain about distortion of process.

So, please consider going to CNN.com's front page and entering your opinion about gay marriage laws being extended to other states. My six-year partner and I would appreciate it.

http://www.cnn.com

Comcast Cable in the Bay Area has decided to drop C-SPAN for 90 days in order to run...Fox Sports. This news is from a reader of the SF Chronicle, but I think Kos readers should keep an eye on Comcast wherever they are around the country.