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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• Poll shows new support for gay marriage in California

  
  Pride News for Smart Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Transsexual, and Straight People — Authority: 142
  Proposition 8 was approved by voters in California, the measure removed the right of same-sex marriage in California. Proposition 8 passed by a margin greater than 52.5%. The California Secretary of State reports 5,359,110 for Proposition 8 and 4,867,034 votes against the measure. The success of Proposition 8 ...
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• Climate of hate: More threats from the gay marriage mob

  
  Michelle Malkin — Authority: 823
  I noted a leading Maine gay activist’s threat against traditional marriage proponents the day after Election Day.There’s more:Police are investigating a pair of threats against gay marriage opponents in Maine.Marc Mutty from Stand for Marriage Maine says a threatening voicemail message was discovered Monday ...
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• The Marriage Issue

  
  Christian in College — Authority: 98
  The solution on marriage is simple.  The government has nothing to do with marriage.  If the government wants for legal or tax reasons, they can give civil unions and these equal rights and access to such a union is open to any couple.  A marriage ceremony is done by the particular church for the faithful and no ...
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• Eastern European Gays Post-Berlin Wall, Invisible Gays, Manchester, Ugandan Gays Seek Universal Support, Demonizing Gays, Frank Shubert Stupidity

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 137
  While celebrations are planned for Monday’s anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, a reminder that in Eastern Europe the climate of hatred and intolerance towards gay has, if anything, become tragically worse, that despite the decriminalization homosexuality post-communist rule. From Latvia to Serbia ...
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• Profile of the Man Behind Gay Marriage Defeats in California & Maine

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 147
  The most effective man fighting to deny the right of gay marriage in America is Frank Schubert of Sacramento. Schubert ran the successful Yes on Proposition 8 campaign last year, the initiative banning gay marriage in California. This week, when Maine voted to repeal a new law allowing gay marriage, Schubert was again ...
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• California Poll: I support marriage but I don’t want to vote again

  
  Box Turtle Bulletin — Authority: 681
  The Los Angeles Times has released a new poll with both encouraging and discouraging findings: The California findings come from a new Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California College of Letters, Arts & Sciences poll. The survey, which interviewed 1,500 registered voters from Oct. 27 through Nov. 3, ...
  4 days ago

• New Poll: 60% of Californians Dont Want to See Gay Marriage on Ballot in 2010

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 147
  A small majority of California voters supports the right of gay couples to marry, but a much larger portion of voters opposes efforts to place the issue back on the ballot next year, a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll has found. Views on same-sex marriage were sharply polarized based on political party, ...
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• Why blaming the Black community for our inequality doesnt make sense

  
  Grand Divisions: News and Comment on TN Politics — Authority: 413
  After the Prop 8 loss in California, there was a lot of blame gaming going on. One of the immediate targets was the African-American community. Those comments caused a lot of mistrust within the GLBT community because many strangely forgot the presence of Black gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. ...
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• Miss California Carrie Prejean: Homosexuality Is Unholy But AutoErotica Gives You Heaven!

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 611
  Ex-Miss California Carrie Prejean wanted nothing more than to win the Miss America title and go on to spread the word of Jesus to all her righteous countrymen. Unfortunately for her, there were so many people treading on the wrong paths who just didn’t want for her to be the second Virgin Mary. These vile and evil ...
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• POLL: CA Voters Support Marriage Equality; Oppose 2010 Prop 8 Repeal

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 436
  The Los Angeles Times is reporting on its website tha t a new poll shows that a slim majority of Californians supports marriage equality but also opposed voting on a repeal of Proposition 8 in 2010 . The main result is that 51% of respondents supported marriage for same-sex couples while only 43% were opposed. I ...
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• Maine Question 1 Money Total: Over $9m

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 436
  Joe.My.God has the details of the more than 9 million dollars that was spent to support and oppose Maines Question 1 , which was passed by voters on Tuesday and repealed LD-1020, which would have legalized civil marriage for same-sex couples in that state. Proponents The committees that supported Question ...
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• Its About Marriage

  
  The Verbosery — Authority: 124
  What I find most amusing is that the post Tinacious wrote today started as a blog comment that got too long and then I went to comment to that post, and, well... Theres a reason this is The Verbosery. Enjoy! SweetPea and I are registered domestic partners and have been for almost four years. WTF does that mean? ...
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• Maine and Gay Marriage: “Mormons still to blame, somehow?”

  
  Article VI Blog — Authority: 462
  Mollie Hemingway at GetReligion has done a survey and analysis of MSM coverage on Maine’s Question 1 , which passed Tuesday night and overturned the Maine Legislature’s approval of same-sex marriage.  The entire piece is worth reading.  Among other things, Mollie notes the odd way in which the MSM focuses on ...
  6 days ago

• November Heartbreak

  
  The Verbosery — Authority: 124
  I dont even know what to say about Tuesdays nights loss in Maine. It is maddening and disheartening and frustrating and heartbreaking and enraging. It is a vicious flashback to last year . We should not have to fight for our rights like this. Piecemeal from state to state. Begging for the crumbs of equality. Did ...
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• And Then There Was Maine

  
  Beetle Blogger — Authority: 422
  November 05, 2009 Dear friends, November 3, 2009 was an auspicious day for traditional marriage in America.  The eyes of the nation have watched and waited for the outcome of a ballot initiative to prevent homosexual marriage from becoming law in Maine.  It was the 31st attempt by a ...
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• News: Maine, Pete Wentz, South Park, Thomas Perez, Brokeback

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 741
  Focus on the Family donated $115,000 to stop marriage equality in Maine . Check out how much the Catholic Church donated here (it was a lot more). 300 protest play featuring transsexual Jesus in Edinburgh. Was Adam Lamberts Halloween chum his new boyfriend ? Salt Lake City elects first ...
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• A Word on Gay Marriage

  
  MOMocrats — Authority: 456
  As everyone celebrates the one-year anniversary of the historicelection of President Obama a lot of us, especially here in California aresadly reminded of another anniversary this week. The anniversary of the passingof Proposition 8 , which was made even more painful after a similar vote passedin Maine on Tuesday. ...
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• Left-wing thug of the day

  
  Michelle Malkin — Authority: 823
  Just like the anti-Prop. 8 mob in California, the left-wing mafioso in Maine are targeting Americans who oppose gay marriage.Where are all the civility police to decry the climate of hate?Voters on Tuesday repealed the state’s same sex marriage law after an emotionally charged campaign that drew large numbers to the ...
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• Gay Mormons Deliver Petitions to LDS Church in SLC by Handcart

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 741
  Members of the Foundation for Reconciliation, a gay Mormon group, delivered more than 2,000 petition signatures by handcart to the headquarters of the Church of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, marking the one-year anniversary of Proposition 8 in California. The Salt Lake Tribune reports : ...
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• Did Soccer Moms Kick Out Equality in Maine?

  
  Mombian — Authority: 473
  Did suburban swing voters—Maine soccer moms—cost us marriage equality in Maine? Political blogger Matthew Gagnon (who leans right, but not too far) thinks so, and his argument makes some sense. While the analysis is still coming in from Maine, it’s also worth noting that sixty-four percent of voters with ...
  6 days ago

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