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November 12, 2008

43 California Legislators Back Prop. 8 Being Overturned

More than 40 California legislators have signed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the state supreme court to overturn Proposition 8, which passed among voters last week to ban same-sex marriage.

The brief supports a petition, arguing that a simple majority of voters (in this case 52% on November 4) cannot be used to make a major change to the state constitution, according to the Sacramento Bee.

Since Election Day, three governmental units -- Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Clara County -- and six couples have filed suit asking the court to overturn Proposition 8, according to The Recorder, a legal newspaper.

The state assembly and senate both approved measures to recognize same-sex marriage in 2005 and 2007, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the bills both times. In his 2007 veto message, Schwarzenegger said he preferred the courts to decide whether banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. He now says he supports movements to fight the ban. (Michelle Garcia, The Advocate)

Keywords:  Prop 8 
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  • Name: Raised in CA
    Date posted: 2008-12-04 12:57 PM
    Hometown: Southern Calif

    Comment:

    For the uneducated, the majority of Americans during the ante-bellum period were against slavery. The North had greater concentrations of population in the urban areas. Obviously, those citizens did not need slaves because of the type of work in which they were involved. However, the labor intensive cotton and tobacco fields of the south fueled the demand for slavery and cheap labor. The south represented a minority of the people. Guess who started the war? What was the outcome? For the uneducated, the majority of the Californians as well as a LARGE majority of Americans across all 50 states support the institution of Marriage to be between a man and a woman. A minority opposed it. Guess who's trying to start a war? What do you think will be the outcome?


  • Name: rachel
    Date posted: 2008-11-20 12:57 AM
    Hometown: washington

    Comment:

    Dan These legislators aren't afraid of hollow threats of Recall. Stop trying to force every goddamn bias you have down our throats no one's afraid of you uneducated boy. It's clear that your focusing on others sexuality makes you feel secure in your own.


  • Name: Celia
    Date posted: 2008-11-19 6:34 PM
    Hometown: Escondido, CA

    Comment:

    To Dinei, You sound like a demanding bigot yourself.


  • Name: David
    Date posted: 2008-11-12 7:13 PM
    Hometown: Jackson, Ohio

    Comment:

    Dan, I can spell RECALL and the next word that comes to my mind...IDIOT!


  • Name: CHris Sullivan
    Date posted: 2008-11-12 12:40 PM
    Hometown: Chicago, Il

    Comment:

    Dan - How would you like it if I put your civil rites up to a popular vote? or forced you to live by my personal standards. I didn't think so.


  • Name: Dinei Leao
    Date posted: 2008-11-12 12:07 PM
    Hometown: San Francisco

    Comment:

    To Dan of Long Beach: "the will of the people" shall not be taken in consideration when its based on their bigotry learned in churches accross the state of CA. If we were to accept the majority rules, there still be slavery in this nation. To help our economy we should pass a bill to tax all churches accross CA; That type of measure would certainly rescue our state from the $28 billion annual budget deficit. Peace.


  • Name: Dan
    Date posted: 2008-11-12 11:30 AM
    Hometown: Long Beach

    Comment:

    The People have spoken ... Can you spell RECALL. 43 California Legislators should be thinking about our jobs and economy not how to go against the will of the people. Majority rules . Remember your oath!!!!!


  • Name: pablo-b-a
    Date posted: 2008-11-11 8:59 PM
    Hometown: MISISSAUGA

    Comment:

    THEREFORE SCHWAZZENEGER HAS BEHAVED AS A REAL FUCKING BASTARD MAKING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WASTE THEIR TIME.


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