The 8 Against 8 campaign has reached its target, raising $8,098.88 in just three days.

The eight bloggers had set themselves a target of raising $8000 in 8 days to fight Proposition 8, the bill which could make gay marriage illegal once again in California.

Despite reaching their target, the 8 Against 8 are urging opponents of the bill to donate money to the cause.

“The fight doesn’t end here,” writes blogger Dorothy  Snarker. “Far from it. The ‘Yes’ people are still dangerously ahead in funding, by some reports as much as $40 million to our $25 million. That’s an awful lot of scratch, and the agents of intolerance will use it to scratch away at our civil rights.

“Progress is painful, and we often stumble along the way. But if California lets a right be taken away from one group that it currently grants to all groups, it’s not just a step backwards. It will forever be a black stain on our progress toward that more perfect union.”

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