"More disappointed than surprised" -- that describes the feelings of a California pro-family coalition working to place a marriage amendment question of the fall general election ballot.
On Thursday the California Supreme Court ruled against Proposition 22 and other prohibitions against same-sex "marriage" in a 4-3 decision. In doing so, says Ron Prentice of ProtectMarriage.com, the court created new law instead of interpreting existing law. Prentice contends the decision completely disregards the vote of the people, which defined marriage as being between one man and one woman. That vote took place in March 2000; however, it did not protect the traditional definition of marriage in the state constitution. The pro-family advocate questions the majority opinion's use of reasoning that equates sexual orientation with race and gender. "...[It's] also unprecedented that the court would choose to take recent statutes placed into law by the legislature and give [those statutes] more power than the vote of the people, which they chose to do," he argues. And that is why Prentice is adamant about placing the definition of marriage – as being between one man and one woman – in the state constitution, which he maintains will "take place this coming November." ProtectMarriage.com has already turned in 1.1 million signatures to boards of election across the state. The signatures were collected for a petition to include the marriage amendment question on the ballot in November. Only 694,000 valid signatures are required, and the California secretary of state's office is currently in the process of validating signatures. That determination is expected by the end of June.
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