American White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan staged a rally Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas in support of Republican initiated Proposition 2, a ballot initiative to amend the Texas Constitution, upon which Texans will vote in Tuesday's election.

The Texas Republican Party platform promised to enact the constitutional amendment supported by the KKK.

Proposition 2 was introduced and passed by the Republican Texas legislature, signed by Republican Governor Rick Perry, promoted by Republican Party financed advertising and op-ed pieces written by Texas Republican Party Chairwoman Tina Benkiser.

At a June, 2005 signing ceremony for the legislation placing Proposition 2 on the Texas ballot, Rod Parsley, of the Center for Moral Clarity in Ohio said, "It seems to me that people of the great state of Texas will be silent no more... Folks in this room understand, God is still watching."

At the June event, Republican Governor Perry claimed that "Texans have made a decision about marriage." and invited those who disagree with Republicans to move from Texas to a "better state for them to live."

Klan Chaplain Steven Edwards echoed the Republican position and Governor Perry's remarks at today's Klan rally when he said, "We're asking Texans to vote for Proposition No. 2, not because the Ku Klux Klan supports it, but because God supports it."

The Republican Party has conducted a high profile campaign to pass Proposition 2 run by John Colyandro and Jim Ellis, who were recently indicted along with Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay for campaign finance law violations.

Ironically, Proposition 2, which would amend the Texas Constitution to limit marriage to one man and one woman is supported by Republican Texas Comptroller Carol Keeton McClellan Tinky Rylander Winky Strayhorn who has been married too many times to count. One of her sons is Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan.

Scott McClellan claimed months ago that he spoke directly with Karl Rove and Scooter Libby about the outting of CIA agent Valerie Plame and that they assured him "they were not involved." Now, conftronted with the indictment of Scooter Libby, McClellan is refusing to disclose whether he lied about Rove and Libby comments to him or whether Rove and Libby lied to him.