California Proposition Eight - Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

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Salt want to marry Salt. Your point is salt can't marry salt. Why create this thread? YOU, ONLY, SEE BLACK AND WHITE. Why bring this up?
 
Yes, thank you, California for making me lose a little more faith in this country. (Although we at least got the election right).
 
Wokamuka said:
Salt want to marry Salt. Your point is salt can't marry salt. Why create this thread? YOU, ONLY, SEE BLACK AND WHITE. Why bring this up?
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Can't I make the announcement? Doesn't there always bad news each other?

Good news for someone, bad news for someone.
 
Sorry guys, I tried. I voted no on it. I believe marriage is sacred and I do not see straight people are practicing this and they are the one who voted yes. It is double standard to me if they married and getting divorced then get married again. We should create a law for them married once, not two or three or four times to make them see what marriage is all about if they are against gay marriage.
 
Oh well, I have no predict if pass or fail but too close to call, also it's not officially pass yet.

I had found out about that, if pass then someone would bring this law to federal court or supreme court to strike down, if supreme court strike down then it would overturn in all states, that's very big time.

If passed but California still have domestic partnership, also they could pass on other way, such as civil unions.
 
jazzy said:
Sorry guys, I tried. I voted no on it. I believe marriage is sacred and I do not see straight people are practicing this and they are the one who voted yes. It is double standard to me if they married and getting divorced then get married again. We should create a law for them married once, not two or three or four times to make them see what marriage is all about if they are against gay marriage.
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From I notice, it was like 8 years ago, maybe 4 years ago... I don't know when. Just years ago, the poll was pretty high over Ban on Same-Sex until the vote show little lower. I guess I fear to tell that probably in 8 years, California will finally life the ban.
 
Foxrac said:
Oh well, I have no predict if pass or fail but too close to call, also it's not officially pass yet.

I had found out about that, if pass then someone would bring this law to federal court or supreme court to strike down, if supreme court strike down then it would overturn in all states, that's very big time.

If passed but California still have domestic partnership, also they could pass on other way, such as civil unions.
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The problem is DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) which already says that the federal government will not recognize anything as a marriage other than a union between a man and woman. For anyone to even bring this issue to the federal courts, they would first need to overturn DOMA, then if the federal ruling was that it was unconstitutional, slowly states would have to follow suit. (Like they did with Loving v. Virginia).
 
lsfoster said:
The problem is DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) which already says that the federal government will not recognize anything as a marriage other than a union between a man and woman. For anyone to even bring this issue to the federal courts, they would first need to overturn DOMA, then if the federal ruling was that it was unconstitutional, slowly states would have to follow suit. (Like they did with Loving v. Virginia).
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Is it applies to supreme court too?

DOMA can be overturn so easier due majority democrats in congress.
 
It's CONFIRM, YES on Proposition 8

A measure to once again ban gay marriage in California was passed by voters in Tuesday's election, throwing into doubt the unions of an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who wed during the last 4 1/2 months.

As Proposition 8, the most divisive and emotionally fraught issue on the state ballot this year, took a lead in early returns, supporters gathered at a hotel ballroom in Sacramento and cheered.

More to reading....
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This law would be possibly goes to supreme court or federal court, not know when start.
 
LakeTahoe said:
UGH now I lost faith to CA! :(
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Yup, that's very sad, I hope that law will goes to supreme court to strike down.

On old law that overturned is Proposition 22, 61% are favor in 2000.
 
Byrdie714 said:
It hasn't passed yet, they are still counting.....
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What about Florida? We had a question on our ballots for a ban on gay marriage as well. Last I checked, it was overwhelmingly going for the ban, but they were still counting here as well. I hope to some sort of miracle.

We shall see.
 
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