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In 2000, California voters overwhelmingly adopted (by over 61 percent) Proposition 22 to establish that "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Homosexual activists immediately challenged the new law. On May 15, 2008, the Republican-dominated California Supreme Court overturned Prop 22, declaring in a 4-3 ruling that the California Constitution protects a fundamental right to marry that applies equally to same-sex couples.
A battle royal is now underway in the Golden State, where proponents of traditional marriage have qualified Proposition 8 for the November 4 statewide ballot. The ballot measure would amend the state Constitution to include the same 14 words that ...