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Proposition 8 passes: gay marriage to be outlawed in California

This is poor reporting.

How did you determine that the initiative-passed law “invalidates existing marriages?”

According to every other news source, it is not determined whether or not the amendment invalidates existing gay marriages.

That issue is expected to go into the California courts, and we already know what their track record is with respect to gay marriage.

thank you god!

Yes!!! Go Prop 8!!!!!!! That is great news.

Breaking news! Prop 8 passes … The bigots have won! The bigots have won! Yay, for hatred, bigotry and discrimination!

On the day that America proves that it can vote in a liberal, progressive President, California proves that one step back can follow two steps forward.

Proposition 8 according to the State of California “Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
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That is also supported by other sites, including news sites. Whether the courts change this is obviously up to them, but as it stands my interpretation is correct based on the public record.

Having watched closely from the other coast, My heart goes out to all of you in California, no matter your orientation. The Presidential campaign was a victory, but today it remains just a little bit darker knowing discrimination is not only allowed on your ballot, but allowed to pass.

Doesn't matter. The liberals will just bring it up again and again and again until they get the result they want. They do not respect the views of the majority unless they coincide with their own. I spit on America's “Democratic Republic” as it exists today. Perhaps a revolution is forthcoming.

That does it for me, I am taking millions I have invested in CA and reinvesting in gay friendly western Europe… well done cali, I came to you when the Catholics ran me out of my country only to be treated with the same disrespect a few years later… stop flip-flopping and make up your minds… but I learned something from this…

ur state has not even gotten to a point where it has allowed such a ballod to be voted on ….. actually ur state was waiting to see how calif. voted to see if its' something you should consider .. what's that say about u

if everyone thought such as you .. now we would have many many ready to move to calif and invest based on them being against gay marriages … move to euro if u want .. go ride around in a vespa .. catholics .. christians … islam … u name the religion and all of them are against homosexual lifestyles …. and calif did not flip flop .. the people voted against gay marriages two times in a row …. it was 3 judges who overturned californians original vote and decision and calif where forced to vote again .. the truth is this .. calif is very gay friendly . it's not a matter of not being willing to see two human beings be happy regardless of religion, race or gender preference .. it's the face that at a core of a lot of americans and humans on this planet there is a faith in religions ..and some god .. u can't ask them to betray that for ur happiness ..if seriously asked if they are sinners based on their own relgioin our beliefs their vote should also be yes, because they are we all are .. it's a matter of finding happiness with ourselfs despite our weaknesses …

Why does the word “christian” now scare me? As soon as I hear that word, I know the following sentence will be about hate and judgement. I am blessed to be Canadian and living in a country that recognizes and respects the humanity in each of us. I am sad you beautiful people have to put up with such archaic nonsense. Come live in Canada…….we have great beer here!

This is a disgrace to our nation.

Hatemongers and bigots have won a temporary victory today, but rest assured America is moving in the direction of tolerance and diversity. If it takes until the next generation to rid ourselves of the last few remaining bigots, then so be it. To all you hatemongers, you disgust me. Jesus hates your miserable intolerance.

Perhaps a revolution *is* coming. And perhaps bigoted morons like yourself will finally be tossed out of our country for good.

Gay Marriage should definately be allowed. NO on Prop. 8! Dont discriminate! Its unconstitutional. i cant believe this country would even begin to question someones rights like that. its the same with the Men, Women, and Colored bathrooms back when there was racism against nonwhites except with marriage. I hope Obama will clean this up! this is supposed to be Cali, man! Cmon! LIBERAL!

YOU name a religion and they are all against EACH OTHER, believing all kinds of heinous things about each other — hating gays is ironically one of the few things that unites them in bigotry and hypocrisy. You should be able to believe in whatever supernatural figures you like, including Zeus if you so choose, but to impose this belief onto others is not only unfair, it's unconstitutional. It's ironic that President Elect Obama mentioned gays in his victory speech last night just as gay rights were being stripped away across the country. I think his mentioning of gays portends to a slew of prop-gay legislation in the future. Gay marriage WILL come (back) to California and the VERY NARROW passing of Prop 8 will simply mean you are going to be hearing a WHOLE LOT MORE noise from gay people than if you'd simply granted them equality this time round.

and you say we are full of hate… look at the way you guys conducted the campaign… you are full of hate and deceit. Californians saw the truth and voted for the right cause.

I am sad and 3mbarrassed by this outcome. I can't believe a state as progressive as California can see this as anything other than equal rights.

HETEROSEXUAL DICTATORSHIP imposes to eliminate gay people's rights in 4 states. Haterosexuals in Florida, Arizona and California ripped away gay people's right to marry instead dictating all marriages mush be haterosexual. In Arkansas hateros eliminated gay people's right to be foster parents (even after every poll said it would be a landslide in the other direction).

What other rights will gay people lose in the next election because of the heterosexual dictatorship?

“They do not respect the views of the majority unless they coincide with their own”
Since when is it ok for the majority opinion to take away minority rights? At one point in time interacial marriage was illegal, that was overturned by a supreme court case, Loving v. Virginia, if it had been put on the ballot it is likely that in that particular political and social climate interracial marriage would have been banned, just as gay marriage has been banned today in California. Would that have made it right!? If the state or country had voted and said, no, black people and white people can't marry, do you think that majority opinion would have been right? It is not up to the majority to determine another's basic rights. The supreme court needs to be able to make decisions on behalf of the minority, protecting their rights, if that ability is taken away from the courts then how else will the minority voice be heard, and how will their rights be able to be protected. Everyone is entitled to the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, this new ammendment is eliminating the pursuit of happiness for a portion of the people of the state of california, yes they may be the minority, but that does not mean that they deserve to have their rights taken away from them by a self righteous majority.
The main objection that people have to gay marriage is that it would take away from the “sanctity of marriage” If that is the case, then people objecting to gay marriage do not have a legal leg to stand on. They are basing their opinions on their religious beliefs of marriage, and not on any legal reasoning. They are afriaid that allowing gay marriage will interfere with the church by forcing them to grant marriages, but that is not the case. The government can't force a religious institution to perform a religious ceremony, that can't and will not happen. What is happening is that because people are making their decisions because of the religious and sacramental connotations of the word marriage, people who do not share those beliefs and do not asign those beliefs to the ceremony of marriage are having those beliefs forced on them. It is those individuals who's religious freedoms have been imposed upon. The legal definition of marriage is being narrowly interpreted based on the religious beliefs of the majority, and not on anything that can be interpreted as legal reasoning, which blatently interferes with the rights of the minority.

Please!!!! Doing the RIGHT thing has nothing to do with discrimation….Marriage is between A man and A Woman, this is all what the supporters believe and their rights to express it, this was approved back in June through Voting!! Then was overturned by the judges, our right was stripped and discriminated back then, now it proves again what the majority wants and live with it!!!

California might as well be the new South! Unfortunately, this large state is not as educated (oops, it is only state educated)…than the Northeast! Perhaps, many have not been fortunate to have a liberal arts education. If they did – I think they would be better critical thinkers! By ruling yes on 8 – this IS discrimination!

Outstanding news. You give them an inch and they want more. Well enough is enough. It's time for America to stand up for her morals and integrity, and this is a step forward.

Lol I'm glad you're not the only person that saw that this article was definitely poor reporting. As for California, I've really lost respect in my own state, the state of understanding everybody as equal to one another. Liberty and Justice for (ALL) was definitely not shown when Prop 8 was created. And as somebody else said above, you'll just hear more from the Gay community until they're allowed to have equal rights as everybody else.

If you think about it, this is a very minor repeat of history known as the Civil Rights movement.. and a dawning of a new (and wonderful, full of understanding) age. I support Gay Marriage and always will and to all that had been married in the state of California, I mourn your loss. Nobody should have to be told they can't marry the person they love. And c'mon “Civil Union” Just sounds so void of feeling.

For all the Yes people I hope you're proud that you've just made people loss their marriages just for your own selfish beliefs.

Opponents love to cite bigotry and hatred. It has never been about gay rights. They already had the same rights. It is about a political agenda to indoctrinate our children and to take aways rights of those who tolerate but oppose their lifestyle for moral or religious reasons Mr. John McCain???

It amazes me how so many people yelled things like if 8 did not pass, then God would prevail and show how homosexuals deserved these “rights”.

But now that 8 passed, do you think any of them will go to God, or publicly state God has made his choice? No.

What we do see is the same people saying the “bigots” have won.

No, God has won. California has won. The people and GOD have spoken.

Are you going to listen?

It wasn't about gay marriage. I have no problem with it personally, but I voted yes because I don't believe the state supreme court should have the ability to overturn something we the people have voted on.

On the gay marriage issue, I'd like to point out that now the state has voted twice against gay marraige.

Um. God did not vote to block it. The people did. There is no god, and you're a fool if you believe there is.

You religious zealots are pathetic.

When did morality become a civil right? I do not hate gay people, but feel it is obsurd that around 5 to 8 percent of the population can dictate what happens in the entire U.S. . There is not a television show that that can escape some mention of homosexual activity, kissing, ect. There is not a National amendment giving gays the right to marry. Without such an amendment the individual states have to decide for themselves. It was voted on fairly get over it. Just because famous actors and actresses want to force such a cause to pass does not mean the rest of the people in the state have to bow down to immorality.

There was no dictatorship involved in that whatsoever. There was a majority of the population involved twice and a majority or supreme court justices once. There was never a dictatorship.

Quote: Ralph – “”Opponents love to cite bigotry and hatred. It has never been about gay rights. They already had the same rights.”"

Funny you should talk about gays having the same rights'; considering you're posting in support of a bill that denies gays the 'same' rights. Typical hypocrisy we see every day. lol

Yeah, yet you fail to realize, that in about 31 states in America, it's STILL perfectly legal to discriminate against someone in terms of housing and employment based on sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation/gender.

So Ralph, tell me again how gays already have the 'same' rights as other Americans, and this time, I'll try not to laugh so hard at your hypocritical naive opinion. I promise.

In a day that we celebrate in the victory of President Elect Obama, I can't help but feel the “backward” opinion of those who support proposition 8. I HOPE that those who use the term TRADITIONAL understand that word in itself can mean many different things. Minorities of all backgrounds, people of faith and women who support this prop should be ashamed for supporting a cause that is taking away a right that all of us should have. For those that use their faith as justification I am appalled that your “church” would raise millions of dollars to create inequality while public programs close, schools suffer and people with no food continue to go hungry. Yes CELEBRATE.. BE PROUD… I hope that one day your freedom is never challenged and that someone else's “traditional” views supersede yours. I'm sorry but MY TRADITIONAL views do not include priests molesting young boys NOR do my TRADITIONAL views include having multiple wives and living in compounds. For those that said YES to Prop 8, I hope the guilt burn on your shoulders. Your church is not my church so I do not apologize in saying that your morals are a hypocrisy. With all that money….. all that time….. your choices to help others was obviously that last on your agendas. AND do everyone a favor and take down all your “YES on Prop 8″ signs… it's littering my community and offends me!!

Goodbye, we won't miss you – from one anon to another; and please, don't send your money there alone – make sure and go with it.

So sad when religious fundamentals trump common sense and leads to the persecution of fellow people. Although I'm not gay, my heart goes out to everyone this vote affects directly. I can't imagine feeling completely unaccepted in my own country and inferior in terms of rights in a nation that supposedly values human rights above all others. In the long run, we all know that those voting in favor of prop 8 will end up on the wrong side of this issue. It's been proven time and time again through history and will be proven again in time. Just too bad that you have to suffer further persecution before seeing that light.

Please explain to me exactly which of your rights is stripped by a gay couple getting married?

Jesus was a liberal. And have fun in hell with your wife because thats where you're going for ignoring the golden rule.

not all christians are Fake. some are actually real christians speading love and tolerance as Christ preached.

my love is not immoral. its really beautiful and perfect.

If all of us truly were/are “created equal”, then we are all here to love and support each other. Some people seem to be threatened by that concept and seem to enjoy perpetrating the hatred and unfairness…I don't know who their God is….

Gays and Lesbians will never hear the will of the people. People have spoken but they are deaf. I don't know how many more time we have to outlaw gay marriage until they understand. We voted and it should stand, it should have stayed last time with prop 22. Why keep on challenging it in court? If this was a courtroom, you had a trial by the jury of your peers and we have handed down a verdict. GAY = Wrong = Guilty.

Leave California Prop 8 says you can't marry, so you have nothing to keep you here. Happy to see one less No on 8 vote leave.

It's clearly NOT just famous actors and actresses – it's technology companies and people who constantly interact with homosexuals. Don't incorrectly hyper-generalize for the benefit of your own argument.

Organizations that were against Proposition 8 officially –> all the highly circulated California newspapers, well known civil rights organizations, well known teacher organizations, well known law organizations and also SEVERAL religious organizations.

Almost all the organizations that supported Proposition 8 officially –> conservative Christian organizations. Don't believe me? Look it up.

I voted no on 8. I am a straight, Pagan female, and also ordained to perform marriages. I believe that when one is lucky enough to find love, no matter the gender, they should be free to marry and be as miserable as the rest of us! Also citing the U.S. Constitution, dosn't EVERYONE have the right to persue happiness? Citing the Christian belief, shouldn't we love our neighbors as ourselves? Oh, and not all religions hold all others in contempt, but just remember; the last time we mixed church and state, people were burned at the stake. In my iopinion (and we all know what is said about those), this is just another form of the same old witch hunt. “You aren't ike us, therefore you dont count”. Welcome back to the middle ages! Women… you'll lose your right to vote and have a job next… Are African-Americans and those of Jewish decent going to suffer again? Will there be a stake in my front yard waiting to be lit under my tied feet? Hell, as long as we're at it, let's just legalize post-birth abortions while we're at it!I for one will continue to believe in what is right, equality for all, justice for all, and that all (wo)men are created equal. I voted with my heart and conscience. Such a shame many others didn't do the same. If you all dislike gay rights so much, blame the straights…. they're the ones who keep having gay babies!
Oh, nd in case anyone says I can talk a big game because i didn't sign into an account, my name is Theresa Love, and I hail from Porterville, California. If anyone needs a marriage ceremony performed, look me up!

I beg your pardon, but not all religions are against homosexual lifestyles. There are many Christian churches that welcom the LBGT community with open arms and hearts. There are other religions as well. I should know, I am an active member of one of those religions

'Opponents love to cite bigotry and hatred.'
Oh really? It couldn't possibly be because of the 'GOD HATES FAGS' signs we see everywhere, right?
'They already have the same rights.'
What about the right to marry?
't is about a political agenda to indoctrinate our children…'
Where in the proposition does it say anything about educating children about gay rights? I see this argument everywhere and no foundation for it.
'…and to take aways rights of those who tolerate but oppose their lifestyle for moral or religious reasons'
First of all, aways? Where did you learn English?
And secondly, what rights will be taken away?

When's the last time you saw a 'GOD HATES STRAIGHTS' sign? Yes on 8'ers conducted the campaign with more hatred and deceit. 'Protect Marriage'? Where is the sanctity of marriage when the divorce rate is over 50 percent?

Fuck the tech community, geeks usually are so far in the closet, they don't know they're there.