Posted on 08/27/2007 7:27:23 PM PDT by monomaniac
SACRAMENTO, August 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In legal briefs submitted to the California Supreme Court, which is considering whether to license "same-sex marriages" next year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown both stated that a future Legislature could abolish marriage and yank marriage rights from a married husband and wife. A group hoping to place a question on the 2008 ballot to defend traditional marriage suggests that the briefs are evidence of the urgent need for the ballot initiative.
In the Governor's brief, filed by his team of lawyers, Schwarzenegger says, "The Administration submits that use of the words 'marry' and 'marriage' is not required by the California Constitution. Thus, the name of the legal relationship now known as 'marriage' could be changed.'
In his brief, Brown says similarly, ". . . the words 'marry' and 'marriage' have no essential constitutional significance under the California Constitution. Thus, the Legislature could change the name of the legal relationship now known as "marriage" to some other name without any constitutional impediment."
In the briefs the Governor and Attorney General also suggest that marriage rights and marriage benefits for a husband and wife can be eliminated by the California Legislature.
Said Brown ". . . except for this essential ability to choose and declare one's life partner in a reciprocal and binding contractual commitment of mutual support, any of the statutory rights and obligations that are afforded exclusively to married couples in California could be abrogated or eliminated by the Legislature or the electorate for any rational legislative purpose."
Schwarzenegger's brief states: ". . . except for the ability to choose and declare one's life partner in a reciprocal commitment of mutual support, any of the statutory rights and obligations that are afforded to married couples in California could be abrogated or eliminated by the Legislature or the electorate for any rational legislative purpose."
"This is proof positive that the VoteYesMarriage.com initiative, which will prevent marriage from being abolished and prevent marriage rights from being eliminated, is absolutely needed to protect the sacred institution of marriage from activist judges and liberal politicians," said Randy Thomasson, an organizer of the VoteYesMarriage.com California Marriage Amendment, which is aiming for the 2008 ballot.
"Protecting the word 'marriage' in the state constitution is useless if the politicians can still get rid of marriage and marriage rights for a man and a woman," concluded Thomasson. "Clearly, the VoteYesMarriage.com amendment, which will override the judges and politicians and preserve everything about marriage for one man and one woman, is the only way to protect this special institution for future generations to respect and enjoy."
See PDF of AG Jerry Brown's 8/17 brief:
http://www.voteyesmarriage.com/uploads/AG%20Jerry%20Brown%20Supplemental.pdf ;
See PDF of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 8/17 brief
http://www.voteyesmarriage.com/uploads/Gov%20Arnold%20Schwarzenegger%20Supplemental.pdf
Possibly a case of projection, Arnie?
I feel for ya, guy.
He should know. John Conner told him so.
Life would be a lot easier if we just eliminated RINOcrats.
My goodness, politicians will stop at nothing, “the words marriage” how about the reality of marriage between a man and a woman, not to deviants who say “sure”.
Ahhnold...you should have pumped up your backbone you political wimp, you should be ashamed of yourself.
If government got comletely out of the marriage relationship that might be a good thing. But I gather that not what ARNOLD is after.
“yank marriage rights from a married husband and wife”
Does she still get half?
lawyers won’t make any money off of divorce settlements any more,
Radny Thomasson is a fraud and his initiative is badly worded and will never pass.
The Kennedy wing of the Republican party.
That’ll go over real well in the Bible Belt.
Oh just give me a break. These people are insane beyond belief.
They knock on your door and demand to know your guests.
2070. Will we make it or not?
Tiny steps, EGD.
You unappeasables just won’t learn, will ya.
Arnold is a Conservative! (alt mantra: Conservatives can’t win! )
Arnold vetoed gay marriage!
Vote Giuliani 2008!
/F.O. (and several others still spewing)
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