The Sacramento Bee is reporting that a
coalition of labor unions will file a brief with the
California supreme court in support
of overturning Prop. 8, the ballot measure that
banned same-sex marriage in the state.
More than 50
labor unions signed onto the brief, including heavy hitters
like the California Federation of Teachers, the California
Nurses Association, and the Screen Actors Guild.
The labor unions
say they represent a combined 2 million people.
"If a simple
majority of voters can take away one fundamental right,
it can take away another," the unions argue in the brief.
"If it can deprive one class of citizens of their
rights, it can deprive another class too. Today it is
gays and lesbians who are singled out. Tomorrow it
could be trade unionists."
The labor unions
are arguing that Prop. 8 is not a “constitutional
amendment” but rather a “constitutional
revision.” A revision would requite a
two-thirds vote of the legislature to get on the ballot.
(Advocate.com)
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