11-01-2008, 05:15 AM | #1 |
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About Prop 8....
I may not remember correctly, but wasn't there a similar proposition in CA that was similar to this - perhaps it was an amendment to the state constitution disallowing gay marriage - that had been decided in favor of by the voters but was later overturned in the courts?
If I do remember this correctly, will it really matter if Prop. 8 passes?
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And you are correct....if Prop 8 passes, this will just eventually go up to the Supreme Court, where it will finally get overturned, since there is no legal basis for allowing the discrimination. The public doesnt get to vote on Supreme Court cases, so they will out of luck at that point.
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I just see it as a waste of time in that precedence has been set in that a court has overturned the vote/will of the people.
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Prop 8 may be the same. The church's support is totally inexcusable, a PR disaster, and will ultimately result in the failure of its stated goal (DDD is right. If Prop 8 passes, it will get challenged, and it will get struck down). But it allows the church to find out who has drank the most kool aid. Just watch, many of those who are leading the Prop 8 charge will get the most prestigious callings in the future.
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However, I was just wondering why those who put Prop 8 out there to begin with did so. The LDS church certainly supports it, but didn't get it on the ballot.
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