Proposition 8 became the biggest controversial proposition of them all and has finally made it to the supreme court. The court hearing will be set for a date at the beginning of march in San Francisco. Propostion 8 declares that marriage is only valid between a man and a woman but protesters argue that it violates their rights in the constitution to marry the partner of ones choice and discriminates agains sexual orientation.
Opponents vote that the propostion is not valid because:
1. It eliminated "inalienable rights," those protected by the Declaration of Rights in the opening clause of the state Constitution, without a compelling reason.
2. It violated the constitutional separation of powers by stripping the courts of their authority to protect a minority group from discrimination.
Proposition supporters argue:
1. Restoring traditional marriage, and giving the right to domestic partners
The court has also heard from 63 organizations and individuals with an array of written arguments on legal, social and religious issues related to the case, about two-thirds of them opposing Prop. 8. The fight continues for equality in all sexual orientations and hopefully prop. 8 supporters will win their battle.
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