The Supreme Court has certified three post-election review questions with respect to Proposition 8: Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution? (See Cal. Const., art. XVIII, ยงยง 1-4.) Does… Continue Reading
Former Prop. 8 opponents, and gay people and those who support gay rights in general, are protesting at Mormon churches and have been for two weeks. The idea is to point out that the Church of Jesus Christ of the… Continue Reading
There’s lots and lots of panties in a wad over atheists and Christians and their various billboards and bus signs. I’ll not bother putting up links, they’re easy enough for you Readers to find if you care to look for… Continue Reading
Some interesting ideas in today’s Fish Wrapper about changing the way initiatives are handled in California. I tend to agree that initiatives are abused in the form of too frequently doing an end run around the legislative process.* In theory.… Continue Reading
Right here in the beautiful Antelope Valley, we were one vote away from another religiously explicit motto going up on a government building. RTFA, and you’ll see that indeed, some people of faith do indeed get it — the government… Continue Reading
A fourth step that could be taken to make SSM a reality has to happen in Congress, not in California. It is quite simple — the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) must be repealed. DOMA was passed by a vote… Continue Reading
Another thing that can be done to help smooth the way to eventual repeal of Proposition 8 is to make California’s domestic partnerships more like marriage. This may seem counter-intuitive to some, and others may wonder why anything needs to… Continue Reading
We advocates of same-sex marriage need to face up to a fact that we will find unpleasant: we do not yet have a sufficient popular consensus behind our policy to implement it. Yes, this is a case of America having… Continue Reading
Same-sex marriage advocates, like me, are bitter about their narrow defeat Tuesday. But there are good and bad ways to respond to the passage of Proposition 8. This is the first of several posts I will make about what I… Continue Reading
A few days ago, I wrote in summary of a discussion I had with a friend, who is also a lawyer, concerning Proposition 8. We’ve exchanged a few more thoughts since then. I’ve written extensively about Proposition 8 and same-sex… Continue Reading