California's Prop 8 Stands

[T-Bone _]

[thessalonian]

praise God. I'm surprized.

[Hilde]

6-1, what does that mean? And what is this proposition really?

[Archaeology cat]

[url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30936298/"]Here's an article on it.[/url]

[quote]SAN FRANCISCO - The state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, but also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect will stay wed.

The justices rejected an argument from gay-rights activists that the ban revised the California constitution's equal protection clause to such a dramatic degree that it first needed the Legislature's approval.

The announcement of the decision caused outcry among a sea of demonstrators who gathered in front of the San Francisco courthouse awaiting the ruling.
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Proposition 8 superseded the state Supreme Court's May 2008 ruling that legalized same-sex unions by changing the state constitution to outlaw them. In that 4-3 decision, the court majority invalidated California's marriage statutes, holding that denying same-sex couples the right to wed amounted to state-sanctioned discrimination.

Since that March hearing, three other states — Iowa, Maine and Vermont — have joined Massachusetts and Connecticut in making same-sex marriage legal. The trend had given gay-rights advocates hope that the court might elect to make California the sixth state to extend marriage to gays and lesbians.

Protests planned
Gay-rights advocates scheduled marches throughout California and in several other states for Tuesday evening to protest the latest ruling.

Activists in the San Francisco Bay area, including several clergy members, said they planned to block the street outside the courthouse and to be arrested in a mass show of civil disobedience if the justices did not invalidate Prop 8.

"Words are not enough right now. We believe it's time to put our bodies on the line to show that separate is not equal," said Kip Williams, an activist with One Struggle, One Fight, a group that was launched in response to Proposition 8's passage.

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About 400 same-sex marriage supporters attended an interfaith prayer service held Monday night at San Francisco's Episcopal Grace Cathedral.

The Rev. Roland Stringfellow, with the Pacific School of Religion, said the service was meant to show how many communities of faith stand with gay couples on this issue. Among those to offer prayers were a Sikh mother, a Buddhist nun, a Jewish rabbi and Episcopal Bishop Marc Andrus.

Proposition 8's supporters, meanwhile, have not planned any organized events to accompany the decision.[/quote]

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[quote name='Hilde' post='1875666' date='May 26 2009, 11:29 AM']6-1, what does that mean? And what is this proposition really?[/quote]

6 justices thought it should stand, one didn't.

All it did really was restrict the term "Marriage" to a union between a man and a woman. It did nothing about civil unions.

Honestly I don't understand why the left got their panties in a wad over it.

[Brother Adam]

The 18,000 "gay marriages" already performed stand though.

[CatherineM]

Anyone want to take bets on whether they get enough signatures to put it back on the ballot at the next election?

[VoTeckam]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1875709' date='May 26 2009, 03:21 PM']Anyone want to take bets on whether they get enough signatures to put it back on the ballot at the next election?[/quote]


It is a safe bet that it will be on the ballot again next election. Any takers?

[eagle_eye222001]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1875709' date='May 26 2009, 02:21 PM']Anyone want to take bets on whether they get enough signatures to put it back on the ballot at the next election?[/quote]

Duh.

Very encouraging sign though.

[MissyP89]

Glad to hear they are letting America be a democracy.

[rkwright]

[quote name='MissyP89' post='1875950' date='May 26 2009, 07:10 PM']Glad to hear they are letting America be a democracy.[/quote]

No joke...

This is great news. This shows that America's democracy still works. 6-1 is pretty good.

[princessgianna]

God is good!

[eagle_eye222001]

Temporary victory. We have won a battle. The war will continue though.

While I am heartened and thankful for this victory, I am not naive to think this is over. There are many people who are still confused on this issue and we need to stay vigilant in our defenses, and continue to pray for those who are erred in their beliefs.

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[princessgianna]

[quote name='eagle_eye222001' post='1875972' date='May 26 2009, 07:24 PM']Temporary victory. We have won a battle. The war will continue though.

While I am heartened and thankful for this victory, I am not naive to think this is over. There are many people who are still confused on this issue and we need to stay vigilant in our defenses, and continue to pray for those who are erred in their beliefs.

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Well naturally! It will be a war till the end of time!

[CatherineM]

I wonder if the one dissenter was gay, or had a particular constitutional issue that eluded the rest of the court?