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Yes, although on February 7, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th District ruled that California's Proposition 8 violated the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution by discriminating against a group of people, namely gay men and lesbians.
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Why did California's Proposition 8 pass?
It passed because a majority of the voters in California voted in favor of it (52.24%). A minority of 47.76% voted against it.
Who Wrote California Proposition 8?
Andrew Pugno wrote California Proposition 8 (2008).
Is proposition 8 only for California?
Specifically, the proposition 8 (2008) in California which bans gay marriage applies only to California. Other states have had different proposition 8's which deal with different matters, and California has had different proposition 8's in different years.
How does the Catholic church in California stand on Proposition 8?
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church in California supported Proposition 8.
When was California's Proposition 8 written?
Proposition 8 was written in 2008 by Andrew Pugno.
What states in the US voted No on Proposition 8?
California is the only state in the Union where Proposition 8 was put before voters. The purpose of Proposition 8 was to eliminate the existing right of same-sex couples to marry in California. Similar ballot measures have been voted on in other states, but in no other case was the right already in existence. In other states, the ballot measure had a different name. Arizona is the only state where such a measure was voted down. In all other states where it was put before voters, the measure passed.
Why did California's Proposition 8 not pass?
It did pass.
What is involved in California proposition 8?
California's Proposition 8 amendment is the restriction of recognizing same-sex marriages. It was voted on and passed in November of 2008. As of 2012, this proposition is still under appeal.
Did Barack Obama oppose California's Proposition 8?
Barack Obama publicly opposed California's Proposition 8, as well as North Carolina's Amendment 1.Barack Obama supports the legalization of same-sex marriage and opposed California's Proposition 8.
What was California's Proposition 8 about?
Prop 8 asked voters whether the state constitution of California should be amended to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry after same-sex marriage had been legalized several months before by order of the California Supreme Court.
Which states are against proposition 8?
Proposition 8 was a ballot measure placed before voters in California. Voters in other states did not have an opportunity to vote on amending the state constitution of California to eliminate the existing right of same-sex couples to marry. If a similar proposition were proposed in another state, it would have a different name. A similar ballot measure passed in Maine in 2009. It was called "Question 1." It repealed an existing same-sex marriage law before that law could go into effect. The only time the voters of a state defeated a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage was Proposition 107 in Arizona in November 2006.
What was the purpose of California's Proposition 8?
Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition that became an amendment in November 2008. This proposition eliminates the rights for same sex marriage. In 2010, a federal judge declared it to be unconstitutional and had it removed.
