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Raging Over California’s Gay Marriage Proposition
Pajamas Media — ... and other legal groups are threatening a lawsuit challenging the proposition. The ACLU filed a petition with the California Supreme Court, urging that the justices invalidate Proposition 8 because the initiative process was “improperly used in an attempt to undo the constitution’s core commitment to equality for everyone,” because it discriminated against gays and lesbians. They also claim that the initiative improperly prevents the courts from exercising “their essential constitutional role of protecting the equal protection rights of minorities.” They explain: The ...

Memo to Prop 8 Activists: Leave the Mormons Alone!
Pajamas Media — ... in changing public opinion allow their passion to get out of control and they resort to victimization, vindictiveness, and violence. One sure way to damage your cause is to pitch an angry fit when you fail to move the populace to your way of thinking. California’s Proposition 8, which amended the state Constitution to define marriage as between a man and woman, passed by a margin of 52 to 48 percent, sparking outrage from gay-marriage supporters. In the immediate aftermath there were legal challenges and ...