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Gay Marriage Advocates Will See Issue On Ballot

July 16, 2008 |

They wanted the Supreme Court to remove the ban on gay marriage issue from the election this fall. Without comment the case went unheard meaning the issue heads to the voters. Passage of this issue could reinstate the State’s ban on gay marriage. Don’t hold your breath as it is unlikely to gain enough votes to pass it. But then again you never know with California.

With perhaps the last legal roadblock removed, it appears the fate of gay marriage in California will be up to the voters in November.The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by civil rights groups to remove a measure from the November ballot that would restore the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Without comment, the justices unanimously refused to hear the legal challenge, filed last month by Equality California, a group opposed to Proposition 8.

The ballot measure would amend the state Constitution to confine marriage to a union between a man and a woman. Civil rights groups had argued that the measure was legally flawed and would conflict with the state Supreme Court’s ruling in May striking down California’s previous ban on same-sex marriage.

But the Supreme Court, which is ordinarily reluctant to tamper with ballot measures, declined to hear the case. Secretary of State Debra Bowen had urged the court to decide the matter by next month, when ballot materials must be sent out to the printer.

Proposition 8 supporters were quick to criticize gay marriage advocates for trying to kick the initiative off the ballot.

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2 Comments so far

  1. Ben Keeler on July 17, 2008 12:23 am

    If the people vote on it and they want gay marriage, okay. But they should have the final say.

  2. pat on August 1, 2008 9:32 pm

    Keep up the great work!

    Although I am worried, I just saw a local News report predicting that John McCain will loose his home state of Arizona!!!

    CBS 5 News: Will McCain loose Arizona?

    Is this for real??!!

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