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Social Issues > Marriage > Constitutional Amendment
Support the Californian ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage
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Background
Eight years ago, California voters passed Proposition 22, by 61.4% of the vote, to keep marriage only between a man and a woman.
On May 15, the California Supreme Court ruled that the statutory changes made by Propositoin 22 were invalid. The Court declared a right to “same-sex marriage” in direct opposition to the definition of marriage as only between a man and a woman, established by Proposition 22.
In the majority decision authored by Chief Justice Ronald George, he wrote 'an individual’s sexual orientation — like a person’s race or gender — does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.' In a dissenting opinion, Justice Marvin Baxter stated, '…marriage is, as it always has been, the right of a woman and an unrelated man to marry each other.' Baxter added '…there is no deeply rooted tradition of same-sex marriage, in the nation or in this state.'
The only way to overturn this is decision is with a Constitutional Amendment. California Marriage Protection Act Initiative website
On May 15, the California Supreme Court ruled that the statutory changes made by Propositoin 22 were invalid. The Court declared a right to “same-sex marriage” in direct opposition to the definition of marriage as only between a man and a woman, established by Proposition 22.
In the majority decision authored by Chief Justice Ronald George, he wrote 'an individual’s sexual orientation — like a person’s race or gender — does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.' In a dissenting opinion, Justice Marvin Baxter stated, '…marriage is, as it always has been, the right of a woman and an unrelated man to marry each other.' Baxter added '…there is no deeply rooted tradition of same-sex marriage, in the nation or in this state.'
The only way to overturn this is decision is with a Constitutional Amendment. California Marriage Protection Act Initiative website
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