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A TV commercial, shown above, appearing statewide this week has ignited a debate on whether it is a political ad or not. Political ads must disclose donor names. The makers, Let California Ring, say it's not, but Prop 8 proponents say "it is a campaign ad," according to the LA Times.
The ad, which backs gay marriage, never mentions Proposition 8, the current ballot initiative that proposes to eliminate gay marriage in California. Lawyers representing Prop 8 backers say it will probably be deemed legal.
A couple copies of the video were originally posted to YouTube in October of last year.
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I really like this ad - it's surprisingly effective in getting the point across. Plus, I like the idea of a wedding where a 5 year old girl tries to stop it from happening.
As for the legality of it, I like how a person cannot be considered a reasonable candidate for President without going to the OC and kissing the ring of an evangelical cult leader, loudly proclaiming his or her fervent Christianity and basically running as far to the right as possible to make the little bigots of America's Religious right feel comfortable, but running an ad in favor of common decency an equality is just beyond the pale. Truly, there is no group of people in America as persecuted as Christians.