not the case."&lt;/blockquote&gt;Actually, we don't assume Eyman is smart. But we do assume, based on what's happened in the past, that special interests and wealthy backers (especially those who can't stand the idea of equality) will in fact be willing to put up money to fund a paid signature drive to get Referendum 65 on the ballot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, so far, Eyman's fundraising for R-65 has been less than lackluster, and we couldn't be more pleased about that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of Eyman's supporters told the AP they are hoping the state Supreme Court will overturn the state's ban on gay marriage, thereby providing "a spark" to inspire right wing religious zealots to gather signatures. That indicates they're having some trouble gathering signatures now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And to that - we say, &lt;b&gt;good&lt;/b&gt;.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.permanentdefense.org/journal/2006/04/eyman-reveals-signature-drive-progress.html' title='Eyman reveals signature drive progress for R-65'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.permanentdefense.org/Journal/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30505411/posts/default/115171892206966207'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30505411/posts/default/115171892206966207'/><author><name>Andrew</name></author></entry></feed>