Prop 8 upheld by Supreme Court

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Registered: 01-12-2009
Prop 8 upheld by Supreme Court
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Tue, 05-26-2009 - 8:49pm

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop8-decision27-2009may27,0,6677891.story



Prop. 8 upheld by California Supreme Court


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Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

Engaged couple Robert Franco, right, and Shawn Higgins kiss as San Francisco police line up to arrest anti-Proposition 8 demonstrators.

The justices uphold the same-sex marriage ban but also rule that the 18,000 gay couples who wed before the November vote will stay married. The decision is sure to spark another ballot box fight.

By Maura Dolan
11:44 AM PDT, May 26, 2009


Reporting from San Francisco -- The California Supreme Court today upheld Proposition 8's ban on same-sex marriage but also ruled that gay couples who wed before the election will continue to be married under state law.

The decision virtually ensures another fight at the ballot box over marriage rights for gays. Gay rights activists say they may ask voters to repeal the marriage ban as early as next year, and opponents have pledged to fight any such effort. Proposition 8 passed with 52% of the vote.


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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:01pm

Civic marriage isn't "holy", and the doors to familial marriage were opened by opposite sex marriage not same sex.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-23-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:08pm

Yet another confused

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-23-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:13pm
(((Why do you think the people of CA voted against gay marriage?
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2008
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:44pm

(((You're splitting hairs, but fine!

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2008
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:46pm
I know they aren't the same.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-23-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 2:53pm

Obviously you won't use reason in this argument.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2008
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 3:00pm
Funny...I was just thinking the same about you.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-22-2009
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 3:05pm

~Obongo~


Oh, gracious.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-20-2008
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 3:24pm

You have to love that button!

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-20-2008
Wed, 06-03-2009 - 3:52pm

"your slippery slope argument"

hmmm is that how you see it, funny, i was thinking the same thing about the other arguments of support.

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