Proposition 8, passed last November by the voters of California, inserted the following few words into our state constitution:"Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California." Predictably, it was immediately thrown into the courts for review. You see, in California it is not uncommon for the voice of the people to be overruled by a few activist judges. Many ballot propositions passed by the voters of this state have been thrown out by the courts. It has become a way of life. Vote and pass a law, and see it struck down a few months later. In fact, Prop 8 came about because in the year 2000 the voters passed the same language into law (Prop 22 - which added a regular statute to the California Family Code and did not amend the constitution), and then a panel of four activist judges in San Francisco decided through their ruling on a case brought before them that the people were wrong, and that marriage for homosexual couples would be legal in the state of California. This time, as a constitutional amendment legally enacted by a vote of the people, it was harder to make the case that the law is "unconstitutional". The judges this time recognized the people's right in this state to amend the constitution via the ballot initiative process, and the amendment stands. Prop 8 will stay in effect. Only the 18,000 homosexual couples "married" by the state during the interim of the overturn of Prop 22 and the passage of Prop 8 will be recognized. For more information on Prop 8, and a statement from the proponents regarding the upholding of the proposition, visit ProtectMarriage.com  |
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