Proposition 8 keeps marriage between a man and woman in that state. The majority of California's voters support it. When prominent republicans sign a brief in support of gay marriage what does that say?
How many people voted for prop 8?
Yes: 7,001,084 votes; 52.3%No: 6,401,482 votes; 47.7%The official margin: Yes prevailed by 599,602 votes
“As Dick Cheney said years ago, ‘Freedom means freedom for everybody.’ ”
Does it mean gay people aren't free if they don't have gay marriage? What is freedom then?
So it all comes down to a handful of justices on the Supreme Court?
Tom Goldstein, publisher of Scotusblog, a Web site that analyzes Supreme Court cases, said the amicus filing “has the potential to break through and make a real difference.”He added: “The person who is going to decide this case, if it’s going to be close, is going to be a conservative justice who respects traditional marriage but nonetheless is sympathetic to the claims that this is just another form of hatred. If you’re trying to persuade someone like that, you can’t persuade them from the perspective of gay rights advocacy.”
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