Californians Against Hate

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Californians Against Hate

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Californians Against Hate was the group organizing a boycott of California Proposition 8. Its leader was Fred Karger.

## Contents

* 1 FPPC complaint
* 2 Subpoena
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

## FPPC complaint[edit]

Karger filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) in November 2008 saying that the LDS (Mormon) Church failed to report nonmonetary contributions to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign.

In the complaint, Karger says that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints failed to report money it invested to "organize phone banks, send out direct mailers, provide transportation to California, mobilize a speakers bureau, send out satellite simulcasts and develop Web sites as well as numerous commercials and video broadcasts."[1]

A spokesperson for the LDS church said that the church had "fully complied with the reporting requirements of the California Political Reform Act" and that "any investigation would confirm the church's full compliance with applicable law." The church spokesperson also said Karger's complaint contained errors and incorrect information.[1]

The New York Times editorialized in favor of the FPPC investigation.[2]

## Subpoena[edit]

Karger was served with a subpoena on September 5, 2009, that required him to produce all emails, correspondence, faxes, and website information dealing with his Californians Against Hate activities going back to January 1, 2008. He was also required to provide financial records, details on how he obtained information for his research on supporters of California Proposition 8 (2008), and information about how he disseminated his research. The subpoena was a result of a complaint Karger filed with the California Fair Political Practices Commission asking the FPPC to look into his belief that supporters of Proposition 8 engaged in money laundering. Proposition 8 supporters filed a lawsuit in response to Karger's complaint. Their lawsuit led to the subpoena.[3]

## External links[edit]

* Californians Against Hate website
* Five for Fred

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salt Lake Tribune, "Probe into LDS Church's Prop 8 donations going forward," November 25, 2008
2. ↑ New York Times, "The Prop 8 Campaign Money," November 29, 2008
3. ↑ EDGE, "Lawsuit ensnares Californians Against Hate founder," December 7, 2009

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