What are your thoughts on the supreme court upholding the ban on same sex marriage?
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Jesus is God
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We are talking about the CA Supreme Court, right? While I fully support equal rights, I think the CASC did the right thing. They applied their laws. It is not for them to overturn the will of the people (even though I don't think Prop 8 was really the will of the people). I think the problem is with the initiative system. If the people of California want homosexuals to have the right to marry, they should speak through their legislative branch.
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You are referring to the California Supreme Court's decision that Proposition 8 should stand as decided in the November, 2008 vote. What I find intriguing is the fact that they also, in that decision, defended and let stand the legality of the 18,000 same-sex marriages that were solemnized before said vote. What are *your* thoughts on *that*?
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Do you realize that you are referring to a state Supreme Court not the U.S. Supreme Court? If you don't realize it you should because the decision is not that wide-reaching because it applies only to California and and addresses something that has been voted on by the people in the last few months. If you do realize it you appear to be wording your question in a misleading way.
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I think it is good for the Supreme Court to uphold the ban on same sex marriage. I subscribe to the conviction that the noble institution of marriage should be between a man and a woman.
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On a policy level, I hate the outcome, but as a lawyer I honestly don't see how they could have reached a different conclusion under the California Constitution. I do think, that if the proper groundwork is laid, there is a possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could invalidate Prop 8 on equal protection and due process grounds -- but that's likely years away.
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marriage = man+woman
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