The public has a right to know...

...who's signing the anti-gay marriage petition in Massachusetts. So, combining good citizenship with HTML, a Massaachusetts couple has established a web site to publicize the names of petitioners.

From the group's mission statement:

KnowThyNeighbor.org is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to removing barriers to public information by making it available online. If it's public information, it should be simple for a member of the public to access it!

Initiative Petition # 05-02, The Constitutional Amendment to Define Marriage, represents a public political effort that could negatively affect the lives of many families, individuals, and children within the Commonwealth. By posting the names and addresses of the 65,825+ signers, KnowThyNeighbor.org is supporting the Democratic Process by providing the public with direct access to information that they are entitled to see and that is relevant to this controversial topic.

KnowThyNeighbor.org believes that the general public has the right to easy access of such information and makes no assertion as to how this information should be used by the public. This being said, the founders of KnowThyNeighbor.org, its support staff, and volunteers believe in equal marriage protection for all Massachusetts families an hope to encourage Civil and Legal Discourse on the topic.

Will it intimidate some people? No, I think it will shame them - as it should.