Proposition 8

Proposition 8 was a legislative initiative on the election ballot in California in 2008. The Proposition changed the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman and eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry. Proposition 8 was highly controversial with supporters and opponents raising more than $70 million to make their cases. While the court decides, the debate continues.

Proposition 8 has been challenged in several law suits now before the California Supreme Court. The state’s Attorney General Jerry Brown has also filed suit to overturn the Proposition, writing that the courts have already said that the right to marry is protected as an “inalienable right.”

In defense of the Proposition, Kenneth Starr has written, "Proposition 8's brevity is matched by its clarity." Starr also wrote, “There are no conditional clauses, exceptions, exemptions or exclusions." He is one of the Proposition’s authors and dean of Pepperdine University's law school.

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• Betty Bowers America’s Best Christian Takes On The Mormons – LESS IS MORMON! (Video)

  
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• CA: Fresnos Robin McGehee Fights for Gay Marriage

  
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• The Kardashian Sisters Stand Up For Gay Rights

  
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• Defenders of Proposition 8 Ignore Court Orders

  
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• 9th circuit tells neocon homophobes to take a hike.

  
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• Mercado Murder Suspect Held On Bail, Rally For Mercado, San Diego Mayor To Testify For Gays, Jamie Dornan Nude, Trevor Donavan, Bruce Weber

  
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• News: Oprah, Popcorn, RuPaul, Jeanne-Claude, Coelacanth

  
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• CA: Court Says Anti Gay Group Cant Intervene in Prop 8 Gay Marriage Case

  
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  A "traditional-values" group lost a bid to a U.S. appeals court in San Francisco on Thursday to become an official party defending Californias same-sex marriage ban against a federal lawsuit. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal in which the Sacramento-based Campaign for California Families sought ...
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• Hate Crimes Down in L.A. except…

  
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• Carrie Prejean vs. Lesbian Moms and Daughter

  
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• 2010 Absolutists Select Repeal Prop 8 Language

  
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• Truth to Power

  
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  When President Obama was elected last year I was ecstatic. Not ecstatic enough for it to override the disappointment I felt at the passage of Proposition 8 but still I though to myself, “A smart, articulate, progressive politician is in the White House for the first time in my adult life. This might mean that ...
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• Flaunt A White Knot, Show Your Support For Marriage Equality!

  
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• 2010 Absolutists File Five Initiatives To Repeal Prop 8

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 482
  TowleRoad is reporting that the Attorney Genera l has released its title and summary of five nearly identical ballot measures filed by what I call " 2010 absolutists " that would repeal Proposition 8 in 2010, if the measure qualifies for the ballot (694,354 valid signatures collected in 150 days--April 12) and ...
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• Five New Initiatives Filed to Repeal Prop 8?

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 761
  KSBW Sacramento reports that five new initiatives to repeal Proposition 8 received approval on Monday. Proponents must gather 694,354 for each: "All five measures begin with language stating that each would repealcurrent provisions in the state constitution that restricts marriagebetween a man and a woman."
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• California Petition Drive Launched For 2010 Proposition 8 Repeal

  
  Joe. My. God. — Authority: 719
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