Another marriage petition cleared for California

[FreeState]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/20/state/n150458D06.DTL&tsp=1

03-20) 16:14 PDT SACRAMENTO, (AP) --

The secretary of state on Friday gave the group Yes on Equality until Aug. 17 to collect the nearly 700,000 signatures needed to qualify its initiative for the 2010 ballot.

If approved by voters, the group's proposed constitutional amendment would rescind Proposition 8, which passed last November. The California Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on legal challenges to the voter-approved measure.

Earlier this month, two Southern California college students got permission to start circulating petitions for a separate initiative that would end all marriage as a state-sanctioned institution and instead make couples — gay or straight — eligible only for domestic partnerships.

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I like this one better than the first - it will not have the potential federal problems the first amendment that makes everyone get Domestic Partnerships will have.

[Howardx]

1. 2010 is a long wait

im tired of this shit, lets move marriage out of the bronze age already!

[FreeState]

2. Unfortunately thats the next time an amendment can be brought up to a vote

If the court does not overturn Prop 8 then this is the next possible chance - amendments can only be brought during a general election (held every 2 years).

[jody]

3. Given the narrow vote margin between the two sides, if a same-sex marriage amendment passes can it

be reversed and that reversed . . . . . . . and that reversed?

[FreeState]

4. Yes - however if the past is any indication that wont happen

Prop 22 in 2000 passed with 61.4% and Prop 8 only passed by 52.30% - thats a loss of 9% in 8 years.

[jody]

5. Thanks. Looks like a few more attempts will finally produce success. n/t

[mitchtv]

8. prop 4 this was the third time it was rejected

yet h8 passed. that means people voted for abortion rights for teens, but not marriage rights for adult Gays

[Starry Messenger]

6. For California DU-ers.

I just signed the initiative petition here:

http://www.yesonequality.com/petition.html

That felt great!


Thank you for the heads up FreeState.

[Oeditpus Rex]

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