The proposed "California Kill the Gays" ballot measure, officially known as the Sodomite Suppression Act, draws into question Matthew G. McLaughlin's ability to act as an impartial legal representative, shows a clear misunderstanding of the law, and is an ethical and moral failure. The act would violate the first and fourteenth amendment, as well as promote the constitutional theory of nullification, which legal precedent has continually proved as illegal. By allowing such individuals as McLaughlin to practice law it undermines the United State's legal system, while also ostracizing and demonizing an already persecuted minority.