Melissa Etheridge threatens tax boycott over Proposition 8

Singer Melissa Etheridge is in the news once again not for her new shows but for her threat to boycott payment of her California taxes in view of the passage of Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that reverse the present law legalizing same sex marriages more popualrly known as gay and lesbian marriages. Melissa is married to Tammy Lynn Michaels but with the reversal of the law she is now at a quandary as to what to all her partner.

Claiming that since Proposition 8 deprives gay and lesbians of their rights and treats them like second class citizens. And since the state does not allow her and her wife, err girlfriend (roommate or whatever it is she has to call her) the same rights bestowed on any other citizen then that can mean she is at a liberty not to pay her taxes because she is not a full citizen. It is wrong to force someone to pay taxes when that person does not enjoy the same rights beign enjoyed by others, she said.

Melissa’s tirade versus Proposition 8 and her innuendos against the non-payment of taxes has earned her a lot of media mileage. Her suggestion to stop the payment of taxes may just convince other gays and lesbians affected by the constitutional amendment and can even give rise to a new movement that can cause chaos in the State of California.

Other high profile gays and lesbians can join Melissa’s cause and when this happens, this can spell big trouble not only for good ole California but for Uncle Sam as well. So, will they put the handcuffs on her soon?