Proposition 8 gets deep-sixed.

Would an African-American Judge need to recuse himself for ruling against a miscegenation law if he were in a bi-racial relationship? Again, it's unfortunate that this will be used to re-fight the case, but I doubt it will change the outcome. Anybody who challenges this and other rulings based on such demographics is going to look like Mel Gibson challenging officers who he believes to be Jewish if they have a dog in this fight. This reaffirms that no partisan on either end of the social scale actually values liberty to a point where they'd tolerate the choice to live differently than they see fit. 

Prop. 8 was passed with voter approval in California and through that process, it became law.

Opponents to the bill challenged the constitutionality of law and some of the lower courts have overturned the law.

Normally once a proposition is voted into law and the State defends its legality when it is challenged in court.

At some point in the process of this bill making it way through appeals process, the Governor and various other public officials that normally make decisions for the state of California decided to stop defending the legality of the bill for various reasons, (don't agree with it, don't want the State to cover the costs... whatever.)

Proponents of Prop 8 argued in court that because this proposition was voted into law by the citizen's cannot be existentially "vetoed" by government agents (members of the public who hold public office) simply because they do not wish to continue defending the law throughout the appeals process.

Long story short, the Proponents of Prop 8 sued to take over the legal defense of Prop 8 because the State of California decided that it did not want to defend the law.

Make sense?

Bumped from the dead with breaking news: 

High Voltage wrote:  I do not understand why we can leave comments on news stories anyway.

Good times to be had.

choopie911 wrote: Gatyr wrote: You know, people say that homosexuality occurs in nature, but you know what else occurs in nature? Sex between animals. This ruling will obviously lead to benefits for those who engage in bestiality. Then it's only a matter of time, logically speaking, before they start going after children. I can just imagine a voter rally, with chris hanson showing up. "Folks, I need you all to please have a seat over here"

I have nothing to add to this discussion, as I find gay marriage debates very tedious(short story, go for it, good for them). I can't recall if i've ever posted in this thread ever but this is the best post I have ever read on mother, ever.