http://oakford.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/the-california-supreme-court-and-same-sex-marriage/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://oakford.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/the-california-supreme-court-and-same-sex-marriage/#comment-275 Pro-Marriage, Not Anti-Gay « Random Thought Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:49:01 +0000 http://oakford.wordpress.com/?p=260#comment-275 [...] There is another important issue to address. In 2000, 61% of California voters approved Proposition 22. A clear majority of voters expressed their political will that California public policy should only recognize marriage between a man and a woman . In 2008, by a 4 to 3 vote, the California Supreme Court overturned the will of the California voters. Their lengthy written opinion had to stretch to find a civil right in the state constitution to make their case to allow same-sex marriage. One of the arguments of the anti Prop 8 groups is that Prop 8 takes away a constitutional right to marriage. The right was only created by the slimmest of majorities of the court in a very strained opinion. Proposition 8 only restores the will of the people as expressed by Proposition 22 in 2000. I’ll write more about my thoughts on this later. I just wanted to make a quick outline of the issues.   Click here to read what I wrote in May. [...] [...] There is another important issue to address. In 2000, 61% of California voters approved Proposition 22. A clear majority of voters expressed their political will that California public policy should only recognize marriage between a man and a woman . In 2008, by a 4 to 3 vote, the California Supreme Court overturned the will of the California voters. Their lengthy written opinion had to stretch to find a civil right in the state constitution to make their case to allow same-sex marriage. One of the arguments of the anti Prop 8 groups is that Prop 8 takes away a constitutional right to marriage. The right was only created by the slimmest of majorities of the court in a very strained opinion. Proposition 8 only restores the will of the people as expressed by Proposition 22 in 2000. I’ll write more about my thoughts on this later. I just wanted to make a quick outline of the issues.   Click here to read what I wrote in May. [...]

]]> http://oakford.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/the-california-supreme-court-and-same-sex-marriage/#comment-246 BallotVox » Blog Archive » LGBT Rights - Part II Fri, 16 May 2008 14:55:03 +0000 http://oakford.wordpress.com/?p=260#comment-246 [...] coakford at Random Thought, the ruling was less welcome. S/he feels that the definition of marriage should a matter of public policy, not one for the [...] [...] coakford at Random Thought, the ruling was less welcome. S/he feels that the definition of marriage should a matter of public policy, not one for the [...]

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