Proposition 8 is upheld.
In a ruling by the California supreme court, the right of the People to alter their Constitution is held as inviolate.
Ironically, opponents of Prop 8 vowed to continue their fight, using the same means they claimed could not be used to pass Prop 8.
Celebrations by supporters of Prop 8 may be short-lived. The court, unfortunately, also held that the marriages of same-sex couples are valid, creating a Constitutional crisis which may only be resolved by an appeal to the US Supreme Court under an argument that the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause must allow other gay couples to marry. Look for this fight to erupt on the national scene in the next year.
The Court may have upheld the Rights of the People, but it also opened an avenue for retribution.
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