Prop 8 Teeters On Ending Gay Marriage
 Wednesday, November 5th, 2008  by Connie T.

Uh-oh. There are going to be some very vocal opponents of Prop 8 that will be upset by this. As of 8:48 AM (EST) this morning, 92.3% of voting results for California are in. A Yes vote would pass the Proposition that would eliminate the newly-acquired right of same-sex couples to marry: and it is passing by a margin of 3.8% so far. 51.9% of Californians have voted Yes, and 48.1% voted No.

If Prop 8 does pass, it will change the California Constitution to take away the ability of homosexual couples to marry, and would provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Here's the full text of Prop 8:

This initiative measure is submitted to the people in accordance with the provisions of Article II, Section 8, of the California Constitution.

This initiative measure expressly amends the California Constitution by adding a section thereto; therefore, new provision proposed to be added are printed in italic type to indicate that they are new.

This measure shall be known and may be cited as the "California Marriage Protection Act."

Section 7.5 is added to Article I of the California Constitution, to read:

Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

We don't know what to say other than it should be up to the people in each State to decide, and whatever the majority decides has to be law.

In good FABULOUS news, Prop 2, crucial for preventing unnecessary suffering of animals and improving the safety of CA's food supply - will pass! With 92.3% reporting, 63.3% voted Yes for Prop 2 and 36.7% voted No.

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