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'For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.'
 -Senator Ted Kennedy
 
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 Tuesday, 03 February 2009 - High Court To Hear Proposition 8 Arguments On 05 March 2009
 
 From the Los Angeles Times - The justices announce a March 5 hearing on the constitutionality of the ban on same-sex marriage. Their decision will come within 90 days of the session. -By Maura Dolan and Jessica Garrison - 8:15 PM PST, February 3, 2009
 
 Reporting from San Francisco - The California Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would hear arguments March 5 over the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the November ballot measure that reinstated a ban on same-sex marriage.
 
 The court's decision in the case will come within 90 days of the three-hour hearing, which will be held in San Francisco and broadcast live on the California Channel.
 
 In addition to hearing challenges to Proposition 8, the court will consider the fate of 18,000 same-sex marriages that occurred before the November election.
 
 Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights said it was unusual for the court to hold a hearing so soon after obtaining written arguments.
 
 The court received final briefs late last month.
 
 Tuesday's announcement gave her 'that clench in your stomach where it actually now makes it real,' Kendell said.
 
 The court has been inundated with friend-of-the-court arguments in the case.
 
 Forty-three groups representing civil rights activists, legal scholars, labor unions, bar associations, state legislators, and religious organizations have filed written arguments asking that Proposition 8 be overturned.
 
 Twenty organizations, including religious, and legal groups, have argued that the measure should be upheld.
 
 The record number of such briefs filed in a state high court case was 68, and those came in the case that led to the court's historic May 15 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Proposition 8 restored the marriage ban.
 
 Gay rights lawyers and the city of San Francisco contend that the ballot measure was an illegal revision of the state Constitution.
 
 It is a novel argument that required the attorneys to try to distinguish Proposition 8 from other cases in which the court rejected revision challenges.
 
 California Attorney General Jerry Brown also asked the court to overturn the proposition, but on other grounds.
 
 He argued that 'inalienable rights' cannot be eliminated without compelling reasons, an argument that, if accepted by the court, would make major new law in California.
 
 UC Berkeley emeritus law professor Stephen Barnett said Tuesday that both challenges were 'long shots.'
 
 'Brown's is stronger because it has never been tried before, so it's got that going for it, whereas there is a lot of law about what's a constitutional revision,' he said.
 
 Still, Barnett said he doubted that the moderate, Republican-dominated court would adopt Brown's theory because he said it could have far-reaching consequences.
 
 Even if Proposition 8 is upheld, the court could rule that existing same-sex marriages remain valid.
 
 Legal scholars say gay rights lawyers have more ammunition for preserving the marriages than for overturning the ban.
 
 According to final fundraising reports filed this week, both sides in the battle over the ballot measure together raised $83 million -- the most ever for an electoral fight over a social issue in California.
 
 The final tallies for money spent through December 31 show that opponents of the measure raised $44,103,525, while supporters took in $38,766,260.
 
 Supporters of the proposition went to court to ask that no more names and addresses of donors to their campaign be made public because they said some contributors were being harassed and threatened.
 
 A federal judge disagreed and made the filings public.
 
 The most recent reports showed that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated more than $180,000 in in-kind contributions to the campaign for Proposition 8.
 
 The contributions included tens of thousands of dollars for expenses such as airline tickets, hotels, restaurants, and rental cars for top church officials, including L. Whitney Clayton, a church elder.
 
 The church also reported $96,849.31 in contributions consisting of 'compensated staff time' for church employees.
 
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 Wednesday, 19 November 2008 - CNN.com
 
 * California High Court Will Hear Appeal Of Gay Marriage Measure *
 
 Story Highlights
 
 -3 gay rights groups file challenge to Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage
 
 -Groups say ballot initiative 'improperly used' to strip away state constitutional right
 
 -Court says it will not interfere with enforcement of the law before it hears appeal
 
 -State Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in May 15 ruling
 
 [ CNN ] -- California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing gay marriage.
 
 California's voter-approved measure banning gay marriage has sparked protests throughout the state.
 
 In a written statement, the court said it will not block the implementation or enforcement of the law in the meantime.
 
 Proposition 8 passed with about 52.5 percent of the vote, making California one of several states to ban gay marriage in the November 4 elections.
 
 But unlike the other states, California had already been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples since May, after a state Supreme Court ruling legalized the unions.
 
 The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed legal challenges to the vote, asking the high court to rule the ballot-initiative process was 'improperly used' to strip away a right protected by the state constitution.
 
 The court said arguments in the case could be heard as early as March.
 
 In its May 15 ruling legalizing gay marriage in California, the justices seemed to signal that a ballot initiative like Proposition 8 might not be enough to change the underlying constitutional issues of the case in the court's eyes.
 
 The ruling said the right to marry is among a set of basic human rights 'so integral to an individual's liberty and personal autonomy that they may not be eliminated or abrogated by the legislature or by the electorate through the statutory initiative process.'
 
 In the hours after the proposition's apparent passage, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles and other cities across California in protest.
 
 Observances in support of gay marriage were held in cities across the country Saturday.
 
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 Keith Olbermann's Prop 8 Special Comment
 
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 with more than 12,000,000 votes counted so far, we lost our constitutional rights because of just about 400,000 votes...
 
 these haters have been brought to you by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints - the mormons... let give them a big, warm round of applause...! and let's not forget to thank the lazy gay boys who couldn't be bothered to cast a ballot -- nice going guys...well done...!
 
 Dianne Feinstein, Senior Senator [ D-CA ]
 
 Passionate Plea To Stop Prop 8
 
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 Mayor Gavin Newson
 San Francisco
 
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 HRC.org/10459.htm
 
 CourageCampaign.org
 
 Prop 8 would re-write our California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California -- denying gays and lesbians the respect, dignity, and responsibility that come with marriage.
 
 The 'Vote No on Prop 8, Equality for All' campaign urges you to vigorously oppose this initiative by voting No on 8 on November 4th.
 
 There are so many reasons Prop 8 is wrong for California.
 
 Denying a specific group of people access to the same freedoms and rights others enjoy is, quite simply, un-Californian.
 
 Our California Constitution -- the guiding document of our great state -- promises the same basic rights and freedoms to everyone.
 
 In our Constitution, no one group can be singled out for unfair treatment.
 
 Equal protection under the law is a founding principle of the United States of America.
 
 Prop 8 undermines that principle, and singles out a single group of people -- gays and lesbians -- for unequal treatment under the law.
 
 Like the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech, the freedom to marry is fundamental to our society.
 
 Marriage allows couples to make legal their lifetime commitment to one another, and gives couples the opportunity to fully take responsibility for each other.
 
 Regardless of how you feel about marriage -- for straight or gay and lesbian couples -- it's wrong to single out one group of Americans and prevent them from having access to the same rights and responsibilities as their fellow citizens.
 
 Please join us -- and our broad and diverse coalition members by vowing to Vote No on Prop 8.
 
 Protecting the freedom to marry is about upholding the ideals of equality, freedom and fairness for all.
 
 HRC.org/10459.htm
 
 CourageCampaign.org

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	Repeal Prop 8 in 2010
	Posted By: SexyDudeLA on: 8/26/09 1:18 AM
		Support CourageCampaign.org in it's effort to repeal Prop 8 on the 2010 ballot... Equality under the law cannot wait... Get involved today... And write a check - $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 - for whatever amount you possibly can... The extremist neocon right wing is counting their cash to - again - out-spend us by marketing it's lies and hate... We must ALL cough up a few bucks - if you want equality under the law, you'll skip one or two Saturday night drinks and give that $20 to CourageCampaign.org to fight for us... And be certain to get all your friends to do the same... We can win, but only if we're motivated enough to take the win... Remember all your anger and energy from the days and weeks following election night...? You took to the streets in protest, you signed petitions, you donated, you talked about equality... Here's the thing - by then it was too late...!!! Recapture that moment and move on this thing right now... Sitting around bitching the day after isn't gonna win your freedom...


	The fight
	Posted By: Bullballz on: 6/8/09 8:06 AM
		The fight for equality shall continue. Its sad we must fight for our rights in America. Hoerbrt, if we don't do it know one will do it for us. United We Shall Stand until we get the same rights everyone else does.


	On the Day of the Decision...
	Posted By: BookLust on: 3/13/09 10:56 AM
		Whatever the CA Supreme Court decides, plan to show your reaction publicly. http://www.dayofdecision.com/


	gay marriage
	Posted By: kasian on: 2/22/09 9:42 PM
		i wish i could vote for your proposition 8 ...but i live in south africa..our constitution allows us equal rights as far as marriage is concerned...we also have strict laws governing discrimination on the basis of any sexual orientation...and i can only say ...what a difference ...prior to 1994 we lived in a police state and now it has become the most normal thing in the world ....so i really hope you guys are successful ....lol...it's worth the fight...kas

	RE: gay marriage
	Replied By: spunksterd on: 8/11/08 7:43 AM
		My countryman, Kasian, is right. Yes, South Africa's constitution is a beautiful protection against discrimination of all kinds. But we as gay men (and lesbian women) still don't have EQUAL rights in regards to marriage. It's still a civil union here. The Marriage Act hasn't been changed to include same-sex marriage (because of the staunch opposition from the conservative religious right during the public participatory process). South African society is still quite conservative despite the very liberal constitution, So while we have made huge steps...we still have a lot of work to do ourselves.

	RE: RE: gay marriage
	Replied By: itsa_it on: 2/22/09 9:42 PM
		so I understand the fact that everyone has a different politcal,religous,spiritual moral view but this whole idea of NOT "allowing" same sex coupled to mary is crazy. If you dont agree with ones choices fine ok I kan partially understand that but it NEEDS to be THEIR choice!


	UPDATE: High Court To Hear Proposition 8 Arguments On 05 March 2009
	Posted By: SexyDudeLA on: 2/3/09 8:54 PM
		Keep Talking About The Issue...! Get Your Friends and Family Involved...!!! Fight For Your Equality...!!!!!

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