CA marriage decision trumps the people's vote

 

"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.

One reason why I am glad to have left calif.

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Maybe everyone will understand that what we vote for is not longer important. This is an example of more of what is to come. Mine nor does your vote count. Our voice is silenced by courts who decided that the people of California really do not know what they want.

I believe it is time to Abolish our Government, our founding fathers put it writing to correct a Government out hand.

LIVE FREE & SPEAK FREE !!

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Used to be you could look up any word in the dictionary and get a true meaning. Now they are/have changed some definitions to suit themselves. The dictionary is now as passe as our Constitution, but God's law will prevail!

Its time to end the age of Political Corruptness and bring back sanity, reason and most of all, morality.

It just occured to me one reason the "Court" threw out the votes and will of the California people concerning marriage.  Because the lines between the sexes are so blurred  -- people have sex changes, "men" (who used to be women) get pregnate and have babies, cross dressers go into the bathroom that fits their clothing (but nothing else), you have to ask someone what sex they are because you can't tell just by looking, and what if we have a law saying "Only a man and a woman may get married"  ???? -- Then we would need to have special "sex police" on hand at every marriage to check out you know what! 

This is a perfect example of why some people no longer vote. If their votes will be tossed out by some liberal Judge , they feel it's a waste of time.

Many feel same in Presidential election, why vote? My vote don't count if a hanging chad over rides my vote. Citizens need to make some big changes very soon or they will no longer be able to change anything. It's their choice..