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No joy with Wolf SR223 primers
I bought a ton of these to use with my Saiga .223. I tested my first batch at the range today, and got 5 duds out of 100 or so.
I'm less than thrilled with my first experience using Wolf primers. I don't recall seeing any that didn't have anvils, they were loaded flush with the bottom of the case. I'm using H335. These are the new formulation that are a thicker cup and a little hotter than the magnum. I read someplace there was a problem igniting H335 with the regular SRP or something like that.
I gave each more than one strike to see if that did anything for me, but no dice. I was using 24 grains of powder, using a lee single disc and the largest hole. I've got a dual disk setup too.
I'm not sure what could've gone wrong, really. I cleaned the primer pockets, there was a clear hole into the case.
Maybe I needed a little bit bigger charge to ensure contact with the primer? I stored the rounds nose down, maybe that was the problem?
I guess there * could * be oil contamination, as I didn't tumble the cases after de-capping, but jeez, I didn't think there was *that* much oil in the neck, but maybe enough to kill a primer!
Anyway those are my things to look into. Unfortunately I already primed 900 more cases LOL so I'm stuck with whatever results I get with those. It's just practice ammo so it's not the end of the world but I'd like the stuff to go bang.
Anyway those are my thoughts of things to check or do, before blaming the Wolf primers themselves. I've never reloaded rifle before, so what do I know. I guess the length and whatnot were OK as I had no feeding or extraction problems.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Man the more I think about it, the more I think I laid on the oil inside the neck becuase I was getting them jammed, and I don't have a tumbler so I figured it would be OK.
Guess who's buying a tumbler?!? Glad I primed those 1000 cases LOL
I'm going to do an expereiment and load up a set of ones I didn't have to size and compare with sized cases to see if I get misfires. I'm pretty certain I know the answer but time will tell!
You say the primers were flush, they should be slightly recessed. Wolf have harder then average cups, and these are a little harder still. More "Oooomph" on the priming stroke may be all you need. For the primed but unloaded brass, try running through again and see if they will seat a bit further.
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Thanks, I should have said they're slightly recessed. I primed them by hand.
Doesn't hurt to check though so I just went and tried again, they're as seated as they're going to get I reckon.
My experience is that if it's a primer seating issue it fires on the second strike, and none of these did after 2 or 3 times of trying.
I sized all the cases I have, I forgot, all of them were lubed.
Meh, that's alright I guess. I needed a tumbler anyway, cases were getting shabby on the 9mm. Maybe I could wash them or something but I'm not convinced that'll do what I want, or that I want to go through the hassle of drying them LOL
did you tear them down to see if they had powder?
takes a lot of oil to contaminated powder and I don't think oil in neck will migrate to primer. Not even sure oil would kill the primer.
If your primers are not seated fully the firing pin can waste energy moving the primer forward --
Any chance your case is too short? - same result as above -
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Thanks, guys.
Here's a pic of the duds. I haven't torn them down yet. Good looking out, I didn't try to re-seat primers on loaded ammo, just primed cases.
There's powder in the rounds, they pass the shake test.
I load on a progressive but prime by hand, so I have a couple ziplocks filled with primed brass.
I saw a test, I'm convinced oil will kill a primer from the open face anyway.
I don't know that's what did this or anything, but I gotta eliminate all the variables before I blame the primers.
I had the same experience, I think about a year ago. It was a couple duds in about 100 loaded .223s with H335. Most of them wouldn't go off, a few needed a 2nd or 3rd hit.
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From your picture there could be two things going on, separately or both together.
The primers are completely crushed by the firing pin strike. This will cause an occasional failure to fire, as the priming mix will be destroyed rather than ignite (yeah, I know it sounds counter intuitive). assuming that you are removing the primer crimp from military spec cases the two things are:
First thing is the primers appear to be seated too high, the best depth is for the primer to be seated .004" below the case head. As other posters have mentioned the Wolf primer is a tight fit, which makes them hard to seat. I use a lot of Wolf Large Rifle Primers and they can be really difficult to seat to full depth. Most brass does not have a square bottom primer pocket that will allow consistent full seating depth (including Lapua). So what i do is uniform all primer pockets prior to the first loading of new brass. If reloading fired factory loaded cases, I would do the uniforming before reloading. The Sinclair Uniformer Tool is designed to cut the primer pocket to allow that .004" depth below the case head. I use a power tool adapter and cordless drill to uniform the pockets. It only has to be done once.
The second cause could be too much firing pin protrusion. This can be checked with the hole depth gauge on a dial caliper alone, or with a firing pin protrusion gauge and dial caliper, or an armorer's protrusion gauge in the case of an AR-15, etc. A gunsmith is advised here. Firing pin protrusion is usually set somewhere between .035" above the bolt face to .060". I use .040" in all my bolt action rifles, but some semiautomatics may be set to the high side to ensure firing with every lot of ammo.
I would suggest that you try seating below the case head, this depth can be measured with the hole depth gauge on a dial caliber, or by laying a straight edge across the case and examining the primer, it should be obvious if it is set properly.
I tried dipping the case heads into this product:
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/614...vc=subv1892537 which does ease seating somewhat. After you shoot up those Wolf primers, try Remington 7-1/2BR or another USA made primer. Although those Wolf LR primers are very accurate in my rifles.
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Thank you so much Wrangler John!
As a matter of fact, I'm using a RCBS hand primer I haven't used before. I tried re-seating the primers with that and it's as deep as its gonna go. AFAIK you can't adjust the seating depth. After reading your reply, I threw them in the Pro 1000 and used the seating ram to put them in just a scootch more. I wasn't *thrilled* with the seating depth from the hand primer. It seemed adequate, but I like to feel it completely bottomed out in the pocket, and that's what they felt like after doing that on the press.
The above photo were rounds I did second or third strikes on, FWIW.
I've got 50 rounds I hand primed, and 100 rounds press seated.
I hate to do it, but I may just have to go to the range and shoot them all off for testing!
Its a dirty job, but someone has to do it!
Thanks for the tips on the dry lube and the pocket uniformer, etc. I just bought a Lyman primer pocket cleaner yesterday to give my hands a break from that itty-bitty lee one with no handle LOL I saw they have a uniformer there too, sigh, I guess I can pick that up too. I'll see if they have that case neck lube. Looks like a good idea. I kept getting my decaping pin popping out if I didn't lube the necks, and I hate resetting that thing.
Every time I think I don't need to buy any more stuff, there's more.
I'm going broke saving money! ;-)
assuming that all other parts of the process are correct and the problem is with the primers
is that the primer may not sat all the way down in the pocket. if you think about it, the anvil of the primer needs to be touching the bottom of the pocket. Do you think yours are.
how have they been stored, have they been kept dry?
I will share my opinion and my load data, BUT I am just a guy with too many cigars and too many guns. Whatever I say is probably wrong.
Where they sit relative to the surface of the case head isn't important (as long as they are not sitting proud). What is important is they are fully seated into the pocket, this is what pushes the anvil up against the inside of the cup.
When asked what qualities he most valued in his generals, Napoleon said, "give me lucky ones."
Here's a thought. Is it possible to tear up the bottom of the cup so that it doesn't make proper contact while cleaning the pocket or swaging?
Moderation is not my strong point so I'm sure I've gouged here and there with my tools. I never thought about it possibly affecting ignition.
Sorry, I ended up at Target instead of the range today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get out there and test my newly seated primers, and tear down the misfires to see if the primer ignited.
Evidently Wolf SR primers and
H335 are not the greatest match in the world, but the ones I got were supposed to be hotter and fix ignition issues with H335. I'll see if I can get a keg of different powder and try that out as well.
Some guys were saying these primers are a bit shorter, and seating depth is crucial. Some say different powders work perfectly with them.
I simply don't know but appreciate the help!
ONCE and only ONCE I had to pull back the hammer about 4 times to fire ONE round. The word in the forums was that I did not have it seated properly and on the 5th or 6th pull it was finally sat properly from all the striking before and it then fired. This was on a Desert Eagle 44 mag. SO, I wonder if it was just a primer depth issue... I was using Tula primers. I HAVE a few thousand of the Wolf .223 primers but I have not used them yet.
What kind of bullets are you loading? If they are boat tail, you shouldn't have to lube the case necks anyway.
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What kind of case lube are you using and are you wiping them off before putting powder in them? When I was loaing .223 I would use 2 different toolheads, one for depriming, re-sizing and the other for loading. I would re-size and deprime the cases and then tumble after I was done and before loading up the cases. I had about 30 or so cases that did not work but it was with CCI and or Wolf SRP's. Come to find out there were clumps of powder that has a bad smell to it once I tore them down. I came to the realization that I had sprayed a bit much case lube and it made it inside the case and then the powder clumped up over the primer and when it was struck it did not go bang due to the clump.
If you have a bullet puller I would suggest taking those apart and looking at the powder.
I'll be darned Gio very interesting!
I used every case lube I could find, from Lee to Lyman? to Mobil 1. I went heavy on it with a q tip or dipping the neck because I got tired of the decapping rod sticking.
I never even thought about it killing the primer, figured the worst it might clump a little powder.
I have a bullet eraser at the shop, If I get out there tomorrow I'll pull them apart and see what they have to say. Fingers crossed that seating the primers deeper helped a bit.
If not, well, I'll just have to keep loading up ammo and shooting it off till I get it right! thanks guys! I'll report back
Im pretty sure its the primers... I use the standard copper wolf small rifle primers with the exact same load your using... Out of 2k rounds ive had about 30 do that.... And moisture is not an issue....
Try switching to tula... Ive used over 10k+ of those and never a problem with them!
I have used the TULA (same as Wolf) SR bronze colored primers by the thousands for my 223 Rem with out any issues. You do have to seat then a little harder then CCI primers to get them to fire correctly. I think they may be a little oversized, so need a firm seat in the cup. They are great for brass that the primer pocket is getting a little loose on other primers.
OK just a quick update...I tore apart the duds. Definitely there was powder stuck to everything, even clumpy in some places. Most of them when I pulled the bullet and emptied the powder I couldn't identify the primer due to the powder stuck to it. Definite oil migration to the pocket.
Here's some pics. I have more primers than bullets so I guess I'll yank them, clean em, and load with fresh primers. Sucks but what can you do.
I tried cleaning out the primer and can't tell if it went off or not. My guess is no.
I still have yet to try the rounds with bottomed out primers seating. I'll keep you posted.
I posted the update because I don't want to blame Wolf for my own dumb mistakes
I could only capture two , but the primers were actually worse than it looks in the photo LOL
what if you swage the pocket so that the primer sits good. Would that work
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Im going to Swag my casing before I prime it and make sure they are dry
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Hey Johnny1290 I swaged the pockets and the primers seated easy and I use a hand load primer. Im going to load 50 rounds today then head to the range tomorrow if the weather permits.
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Maybe give some of that pump lanolin based lube a try. RCBS and Dillon both make them, or you can make your own 1 part liquid lanolin to 8-10 parts 99% isopropyl alcohol.
In any case, don't use petrolium based oils as lubes.
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Ay ya yay, here we go again. Ok no offense to the OP but hopefully newbies will learn from this experience. You can't cut corners reloading. Period. Tumbling is a crucial part to reloading. Your safety as well as the shooter next to you is always top priority. A contaminated round can get you a squib load and a bullet stuck in the barrel. The next shot is disaster. You woudn't start baking a pie without all the ingredients right? I don't want a slice of that!!
The OP has learned the lesson and the tumbler is on the shopping list. Good for him, disaster averted and he can move on to adding tumbling to the reloading procedure. Plus it makes the brass all nice and shiny
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What you have in the clumping is an incomplete burn. The inconsistent lots of Wolf primers sort of go off causing this. If you look at the clumped powder under a magnifying glass you'll see that the gray deterrent coating is partially burned off. It's the primers.
Johnny 1290 I just got back from the Range. I fired all 50 rounds that I loaded yesterday. I had 0 of 50 misfire. They actually gave me a great group. My recipe for those 50 rounds was. H335 24 gn Wolf primers .223SRP Hornady bullets 55gr. FMJ-BT C.O.A.L. 2.220
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Oh man great to hear! I'm using the same recipe with soft nose bullets. I've never shot my rifle before but was impressed with my groups at 50 yards iron sights.
Glad to hear it worked out well for you!
Smart to only shoot 50. With ammo prices what they are who can afford to go nuts?!?
Wolf made or makes three sr primers. The copper colored ones, silver colored ones, only difference is cup is harder on silver colored one. Both have same amount of primer material. The other one is which is silver colored but has more primer material in it. I think it's consider a magnum primer.
I have had the identically results when I comparted the Wolf SR copper colored cup with the CCI 450 which is considered a magnum primer.
There are not standards when comparing primers.
Hi, guys, just wanted to update this thread.
After shooting a few hundred rounds, it looks like the problem is resolved. I think I contaminated the primers. I removed all the old ones, tumbled, and reloaded and had no problems at all to report.
Mine were the thicker cup hotter primer, the latest version, and I shot with H335, FWIW.
Just wanted to update.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Bigotry wins
Part of this is the fault of the No-on-8 campaign, which never once put up pictures of gay couples, which is what this was about. Instead, they allowed the Yes-on-8 campaign make this about schools and children, which covered the bigotry by allowing the proponents to point at children. They did not articulate clearly the problem with civil unions. And the Yes-on-8 campaign did a blitzkrieg at the end, with ads blanketing radio, the internet, and even a robo-call on election day with a recording of Obama's voice saying he was opposed to gay marriage. I didn't hear a peep out of the NO campaign, which even sent me home when I tried to volunteer on election day.
Which brings us to the second part of the problem, which is the way senior politicians tried to have it both ways. Obama officially opposed Prop8, but it was his words disagreeing with gay marriage that were played. Schwarzenegger promised the Log Cabin Republicans that this would never pass, but he did nothing to stop it. They threw us under the bus.
Was this just about the children, or Christian conservatives? No, because the parental notification-for-abortion proposition was defeated--so there were more bigots out there who wanted to oppose gay marriage than who cared about restricting abortion.
We even lost LA county. African-Americans voted overwhelmingly in favor of Prop8, thus the history-making vote for Obama hurt us badly. Why is it that one oppressed group is so ready to oppress the ones behind them in line?
But what will be remembered by the GLBT community is the Mormons and the Catholics and the conservative Christians their opposition to our civil rights. I want to stand in front of the Mormon Temple or the Catholic churches, with other gay couples, just silently staring at their faces as they walk by, and make them look us in the eye. Our community is outraged at organized religion, and I am too.
Religious bias had a huge role to play, even if not the only role, and my current political goal is to defeat tax exemption. The Mormons and the Catholics get charitable (tax-deductible) donations and turn around and use them politically. Yet my donations to No-on-8 aren't deductable. Let's stop that, first of all.
So, is my marriage still legal? Yes, for the moment. The Proposition itself did not say anything about prior marriage. The Yes-on-8 campaign promised that they would file suit to nullify the 18,000 marriages that have occurred since June. This is a tricky constitutional issue, because it would make a law retroactive, and this would be a big legal change. But a number of Constitutional scholars think that is possible. Meanwhile, our side will probably sue to over turn this on the grounds that this is discriminatory. (Update: First suit to be filed claiming Prop 8 is itself unconstitutional.) If my marriage remains legal, other gay couples will sue on the grounds of equal protection.
Maybe we just aren't ready for gay marriage, you might say. I put it to you that if you had asked for a popular vote on segregation right after Brown v. the Board of Education, then the south would still be segregated--and we would not have a black president-elect, either. If you had asked for a popular vote on inter-racial marriage right after Loving v Virginia, there would still be anti-miscegenation laws on the books. It took 30 years after that decision for a majority of Americans to agree that inter-racial marriage is okay. The Constitution exists in part to prevent the rights of the minority from being oppressed by the mob of the majority. Unless that minority is gay, apparently.
My beloved and I wept together this morning, tears of anger and frustration and hurt. Such a contrast to our mutual tears of joy at our wedding.
Whose marriage will we vote on next?
(In a delicious bit of unknowing irony, the Catholic bishops think this ad is an example of religious bigotry and intolerance. Apparently imposing their religious bigotry and intolerance on us is okay.)
Update: You can find the video here.
40 comments:
- Ann said...
So so terrible -- I hope the 2 million ballots still to be counted will change the totals -- CNN believed Prop 8 would fail and their polls have all been correct so far. So I live in hope through my tears for all who suffer this day.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:02 AM
- IT said...
My stepson, a high school senior, got a text message from friend that in protest against the passage of Prop8, people should wear black to school today.
He drove off this morning in black from head to toe.
His mother and I have done the same.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:07 AM
The passage of 8 is an outrage perpetrated by theocrats. Someone should teach them about the establishment clause - how none of them could live, organize or worship here if our founders had written the Church of England or the Congregational Church into our Constitution.
Ann, is it true that there are 2 million outstanding ballots?
- November 5, 2008 at 9:14 AM
- FranIAm said...
IT, my heart breaks and much of the joy felt from the Obama win has been countered by sadness and rage over Prop 8.
I have yet to be able to connect to my friends who worked very hard raising money and organizing on this.
Your words about how one group must trample over another are well placed. It says a lot about the human condition and none of it good.
I am so very, very sorry.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- IT said...
I don't see how there can be 2million outstanding, Scott. 96% precincts are reporting with about 5.2million for and about 4.7 million against.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:26 AM
- PseudoPiskie said...
One bright spot is the future of the Supreme Court. It is very doubtful that an Obama appointee or two would restrict anyone's rights.
Meanwhile, fear and hate still rule - preached by people who claim to follow the one who preached love. I'm praying Barack can change that once the religionists are out of power.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Yes, that's why I was wondering. I wonder what Ann meant?
I hate what religion and the electorate did to you, IT. To say "I'm so sorry" is feeble compared to what I'm really feeling.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:31 AM
- IT said...
Thanks, Scott.
pseudopiskie, that's not a panacea. The conservative swing to the court has been assured by the appointment of Alito and Roberts, both relatively young.
COmbined with Scalia and Thomas, there is a firm conservative 4 votes, and Kennedy, also relatively young, trends conservative. (While he was the swing on Lawrence he also upheld the right of Boy Scouts to discriminate, and is leery of formalizing gay rights.)
President Obama is at best going to replace a liberal with a liberal--Ginsberg, or Stevens. It isn't going to swing the court in a more liberal direction. It's still a very very dangerous court for us.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- holyfoolishness said...
such a bittersweet day after the election...I'm sad beyond words...anyone looking to get married in MA is welcome at our home...my wife and I welcome all!
- November 5, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- toujoursdan said...
The whole idea that civil rights can be put up to a vote and that Constitutions can be amended by a 50%+1 majority is absurd.
It makes a mockery out of democracy.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Ann has posted elsewhere that there are more than a million absentee ballots left to count. I hope she's right!
- November 5, 2008 at 9:49 AM
There's a couple I know fairly well though I see them only a few times a year. After Newsom authorized the San Francisco city clerk to begin issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples, they flew up to San Francisco (from the L.A. area) to get married.
Just by coincidence, I ran into one of them on a L.A. subway platform within hours after the California Surpeme Court's 2004 decision nullifying all those marriages. "The Supreme Court just took away my marriage," he said. He was like a wounded animal. It was unbelievably painful.
A couple of months ago, I attended their "re-marriage." These folks are extremely dedicated Christians and have spent much of their lives doing quite wonderful things to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ in very tangible ways. Their "re-marriage" was incredibly joyful and filled with the Holy Spirit.
Now their marriage has been taken away for the second time. I feel like we in the Church have failed them. I feel that I personally have failed them.
How can I look them in the eye again? How can any of us?
- November 5, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- IT said...
The no-on-8 campaign estimates that there are 3-4 million absentees "based on turnout". Which is pretty risky as a bet.
HOWEVER it is worth noting that absentee ballots trend more conservative (because of the older age distribution of those voters). So the number of pro-votes is likely to be somewhat higher than in the election overall.
There is a 400,000 lead of Prop8. It is extremely unlikely that the distribution of votes in those absentees (however many they are) will skew the results by 400,000 in our favor, unless they are all from San francisco.
The papers have called it.
- November 5, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Nice blog IT
Yes, I agree with all that you wrote, and expressed so well.
Politicians did alot of harm by very luke warm disagreement with Prop 8 but did nothing to stop it. They in effect promoted it by that kind of response.
We have to remember too that this country, like it or not, is one of the most violent countries on the face of the earth. Our country was born from violence and virtually cherishes it. Because of our background and culture it may be that our culture really only respects people or groups who fight and fight violently for their rights, like blacks did in the 60's. Most will not admit that of course, but look back at the White night riots and there is a subtle acceptance and even glorification of the fighting that occurred that night.
Believe me, I am not preaching violence. I do have to admit I am angry, yes. But I am stating a hypothesis. Let's hope that we are able to obtain our rights through non-violent means. Violence would only harden the opposition. It is only from a historical perspective that our culture seems to find an enhanced respect from it. Civil disobedience is a far better option and a far safer one. Looking back at our country's history however, shows that violence has historically often played a role in obtaining civil rights and when groups are backed into a corner long enough and far enough, that makes it even more likely.
I would like to see some options related to potential civil disobedience discussed somewhere. I think we need to continue our fight both within the system and potentially through civil disobedience. Let us not continue what our country has taught us in relation to violence. We are better than that.
Please try to have a non stressful good day … I'll try as well.
Thanks for the bog IT.
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- November 5, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- James said...
IT, I cannot begin to comprehend your grief. I can imagine it, but I cannot comprehend it. I have a horse in the race, but not the same horse as you and BP.
I believe with all my heart that this is going to work out for the best. It may take a year or two, but it won't be long.
You are both, as are all couples mourning today, in my prayers.vely
- November 5, 2008 at 10:18 AM
- Erp said...
So religious people who claim to support family have pushed through an amendment that they hope will lead to the largest mass annulment in the history of the world.
I cried also thinking of all the people I know who've been slapped by this. Know in your hearts you are married and I and many others see you as married even it the State decrees otherwise. The Roman Empire didn't recognize many Christian marriages because they were between free women and slave men, but, they were still marriages. Many US states didn't recognize marriages between people of different races, but, they were still marriages. Your day will come again.
Good thing to note is that some belonging to conservative religions broke with their hierarchies. The tide is changing even if it hasn't fully come in.
- November 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Please, IT, I ask one thing: DON'T form a circular firing squad. Don't blame the No-on-8 organizers. Even if it turns out they made mistakes---we'll learn from this, if they did---you have to believe that their hearts were in it to defeat 8, every bit as much as yours was.
The fault lies with the bigots, and those who have allowed evil to (seemingly) triumph by doing nothing (or virtually nothing) to stop it.
[FWIW---and I'm not a lawyer---I can't believe there aren't still grounds to argue (or appeal) that this NEVER should have been allowed on the ballot in the first place.]
{{{Hugs}}} to you and BP, IT. Don't give up!!!
[FYI: Connecticut defeated a Constitutional Assembly (which was feared to be used to ban ssm). Marriages there are supposed to start by the end of the month]
Political thought: under President Obama, pass ENDA NOW, already!? (Trans inclusive, please?)
ENDA (employment non-discrimination act) will give more people freedom to COME OUT. Coming Out, in turn, will help more people get to know us---the only way they'll finally stop hating us?
God bless and protect your LGBT children...
- November 5, 2008 at 10:38 AM
- Jane Ellen+ said...
Often, more articulate people say what I'm thinking better than I do. From another blog I read:
If, as I expect, the consequence of Proposition 8 is that 18,000 marriages are destroyed, they've just handed those who want equal marriage rights under the law an extraordinarily potent symbol, and a concrete goal: namely, the restitution of those marriages. The fight for those marriages starts today.
May that reality lighten grief.
- November 5, 2008 at 10:40 AM
- Wormwood's Doxy said...
There are no words to express my sorrow and my outrage, IT.
We will keep fighting. I never thought I would live to see the day that a Black man would be elected president. If that can happen, your marriage can---and will--be recognized by all. Hold to the dream and know you are not alone in your grief and anger.
- November 5, 2008 at 11:02 AM
IT, I am very sorry for you and your partner (and 9,000 other couples). I am sure that you are consulting your lawyer about what to do now.
Yosemite Greg, there have been (more or less continuous) civil protests on marriage since about 1968. Rev. Troy Perry, the founder of Metropolitan Community Churches, brought a few couples in LA to the registrars office to try for licenses in 1968. The protests have been sporadic - the first non-MCC-associated marriage attempt that I can think of was some college student in Minneapolis (1970ish). Every year Rev. Troy and now lots of MCC churches' members show up to try to get licenses, but the days are not standardized and there is no good publicity. Other organizations, mostly state or local, organize marry-ins as well, but not coordinated. There would be more publicity if there was a National Right to Marry Day and all protests were coordinated for that day. Ads and press releases and so on would help, too. We aren't "branded". So far we have been reacting defensively, not strategically, possibly because there hasn't been consensus by the community and the major organizations to launch a national "campaign" on marriage. They still have to get national ENDA and Hate Crimes inclusive version bills passed and signed.
- November 5, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- eileen the uppity woman said...
I'm so effing furious over this, I can't even write about it sensically.
- November 5, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Another outraged friend of Jake writing in to commiserate. My hope is that the lawsuit that was set aside before the election as having no place until/unless the proposition passed- to drop Proposition 8 entirely on grounds of taking away a fundamental right - will be reinstated ASAP.
It has been said that 2/3 or the country was against interracial marriage at the time of Loving v Virginia; I can't imagine what the stats were when the comparable California decision was made. I can only reiterate what others have said - civil rights should not be subject to a vote!
[another fyi - the New York State Senate now has a Democratic majority so there is a very good chance New York will be the first state to add same sex couples to the marriage laws without any court action at all.]
- November 5, 2008 at 2:28 PM
- Grace said...
((IT)) I"m so very sorry. Words really do seem inadequate. Just know that you, and BP are being held in my heart, and prayers right now.
- November 5, 2008 at 3:32 PM
Thank you all. As Scotte suggested, there is a suit being filed that claims Prop8 was a revision of the Constitution, not merely an amendment, because it removes rights from one class of people. (More here).
Other suits are pending.
Bigots are protesting their right to vote their bigotry.
I am not optimistic that we will defeat the forces of religious hatred.
- November 5, 2008 at 3:40 PM
I am.
- November 5, 2008 at 6:22 PM
- Cecilia said...
I am not optimistic that we will defeat the forces of religious hatred.
I am, IT. The arc of history is towards more freedom, not less. I don't believe it can be held back. It may take longer than you or I would like. I can tell you that as the young people who put Obama in office take leadership of this nation, all these discriminatory laws will blow away like dead leaves in autumn. My children's generation is having none of this discrimination against LGBTQ folks. They are so past it.
Time, that's all this will take.
Much love to you and your wife.
- November 5, 2008 at 8:14 PM
- Fred Schwartz said...
Here is what is really scary,
The California Supreme Court rules that to amend the Constitution in this manner requires a routine, i.e., type of process. They forces of evil then go about doing just that and now the entire constitution is open for adjustment. We need a clear decision from that courts that say that basic civil liberties are not given or taken away by people. They exist independently of any people's ability to confer or deny them. That they cannot be granted or taken away, they simply exist. That it is unconstitutional to deny these rights for that reason.
- November 5, 2008 at 9:57 PM
- Jase said...
You are spot on, Fred.
- November 6, 2008 at 6:32 AM
- David said...
What Fred said.
And yes, I know it's easy & cheap for me to quote MLK Jr., but he's still right...
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
- November 6, 2008 at 6:35 AM
I don't, David.
Fred, I t hink it is more likely they will try to shut the door behind them and RAISE the bar for amendment, so we can't simply amend it out by the same method.
- November 6, 2008 at 7:11 AM
If the court rules in our favor, which I think it will, watch out things are going to get VERY ugly, ether way things are going to get VERY ugly. It is already getting bad in West Hollywood. I think the release of Milk coming up near the end of Nov. may add to emotion.
YosemiteGreg (aka Greg)
- November 6, 2008 at 7:01 PM
In watching CNN and major media ... they all seem to be saying; oh, maybe in 5-10 years. They are trying to delay same-sex marriage. We have to fight to keep it in the lime light. We have to continuously do street protests and demonstrations in large numbers and targeted. They are effective if they are constant, loud and huge.
- November 6, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Protest tomorrow (Friday) in SF. All major cites need to protest.
- November 6, 2008 at 8:06 PM
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- November 6, 2008 at 8:29 PM
- Fred Schwartz said...
Anonymous (above);
You are one sick "puppy". You need a great deal of help and you need it real soon. In fact if you are not careful, you may spontaneously combust. It might be good for you to crawl back under your rock.
- November 6, 2008 at 8:58 PM
Mormons Stole Our Rights:
Please spread this info to everyone you know.
- November 6, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Board moderation, please!!!
["Anonymous" (sans any other handle) is not quite synonomous with Asshat . . . but there's a heavy correlation, isn't there? >:-/]
- November 7, 2008 at 12:30 AM
- IT said...
Sorry about that. Watch your step....the floor is still wet.
I find it odd that any criticism of religious intolerance is viewed as "anti-religion."
Especially amusing given that the complaint is on a vaguely Episcopalian board.
Is it racist to note the fact that blacks voted overwhelmingly for Prop8?
Is it anti-religion when an atheist notes that the bulk of support was from conservative Christians?
What about when an Episcopalian notes it?
Facts are simply facts.
The Mormon home invasion ad is no more intolerant of Mormons, than they are of us. They are advocating the forcible divorce of me from my wife. It's pretty violating.
Free speech works both ways. Which is why people in the comments of the LA Times are posting that they'd like to drop a bomb on West Hollywood.
The worst thing I've suggested is removing the Mormon's tax exemption.
In the marketplace of ideas, I am free to post what I choose on my blogs. Those opposed, feel free to post what you choose on yours. I prefer not to have you insult me in my own living room, however, so you can go post at the LA Times if you want to air your invective.
- November 7, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- David said...
What IT said.
And to any "conservatives" who are even thinking of posting nasty, hateful invective here: Don't.
I have no intention of rolling over and being "nice" in the face of such garbage. Any such comments will be deleted.
And to our regulars, please try & not feed the trolls. Just contact one of the blog admins and let us put the kibosh on that nonsense...
- November 7, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Protest at Morman Temple in Oakland Sunday at noon
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