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The California Supreme Court agreed to accept the challenges to Proposition 8 today for review and ordered a hearing next year. Prop. 8 remains in effect and was NOT stayed by the Court.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

1 posted on 11/19/2008 2:56:03 PM PST by goldstategop
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The court also signaled its intention to decide the fate of existing same-sex marriages....

I'm no legal scholar but doesn't the US Constitution prohibit ex post facto laws? If that's true then there's no was you can invalidate,within the state of California,"marriages" that occurred between the time when they were declared legal by the CA Supreme Court and the day that Prop 8 passed.

54 posted on 11/20/2008 1:03:28 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Obama:"Ich bin ein beginner")
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