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Friday May 16, 2008
California Supreme Court Asked to Stay "Gay Marriage" Order until November Public Ballot
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SACRAMENTO, May 16, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Liberty Counsel, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of religious freedoms, human life, and the family, will file a motion asking the California Supreme Court to stay its opinion pending the outcome of a vote in November on a state constitutional amendment that could preserve marriage as the union of one man and one woman and overturn the Court's opinion.
The Court's ruling yesterday, permitting same-sex “marriages”, was in direct opposition to Proposition 22, an initiative to preserve marriage as a union of one man and one woman that was passed in 2000 by more than 61% of California’s voters. The 2000 initiative was not a constitutional amendment. Rather, the people passed a "super statute" that is higher than legislative statutes but lower than the constitution.
Californians may have the chance to overturn the Court's order by amending the state constitution. Over one million signatures in favor of the California Marriage Protection Act are being certified and voters will soon know whether more than 700,000 are valid so that the Act will appear on the November, 2008 ballot.
A stay of the Court's order is needed so that California does not create confusion by recognizing same-sex "marriage" for five months and then suddenly stopping after the amendment passes and the Court loses jurisdiction over the issue.
See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
California Supreme Court Imposes Homosexual 'Marriage' on State
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/may/08051502.html
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