And now, they must decide. Is Prop H8 a valid constitutional amendment? Is it an improper attempt to revise the constitution? Are the 18,000 marriages performed last year still valid regardless of the decision on H8? Is there a “third…
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Eve of Justice This Wednesday!
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Please, please, please don’t miss this event! Wednesday night will be our last chance to speak out before the California Supreme Court hears the oral arguments for the Prop H8 lawsuit, so let’s get out, get active, and let our…
Love in Action
by Andrew Davey • • 2 Comments
(Proudly cross-posted at C4O Democrats) Last Saturday, about 30 of us local civil rights activists in Orange County went out to see “Milk”. And afterwards, we were all inspired by the story of “The Mayor of Castro Street” to go…
LATE BREAKING: Yes on H8 Campaign Seeks to Divorce Couples Against Their Will
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Why am I surprised? Why are any of us surprised? Now with infamous bedroom investigator Ken Starr on board, the Yes on H8 campaign argued in its legal brief to the state supreme court that they not only uphold Prop…
NY Times on The Court’s Prop 8 Challenge
by Andrew Davey • • 7 Comments
Look what I found in today’s New York Times. Apparently, they can’t see why the California Supreme Court should allow Prop H8 to stand. Why? Read this: The court has correctly determined that the equal protection clause prohibits governmental discrimination…
On Joining the Impact in OC
by Andrew Davey • • 3 Comments
It wasn’t just queer people. It wasn’t just straight people. It wasn’t just white people or black people or brown people. It wasn’t just Christian people or Jewish people or atheist people or people of other faiths. It was people.…
Repeal Prop 8 Campaign UPDATE
by Andrew Davey • • 2 Comments
First off, let’s start with some bad news. It now looks like the California Supreme Court will take its time on the Prop 8 lawsuits. This means we likely won’t immediately know the immediate fate of marriage equality in The…
