A Prop 8 challenge for swankers

Morrigoon · 11-05-2008, 03:30 PM

Amendments cannot be struck from the Constitution, they must be repealed by a subsequent amendment. So I sincerely hope someone is starting the signature-gathering effort RIGHT NOW for that amendment.

BarTopDancer · 11-05-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Amendments cannot be struck from the Constitution, they must be repealed by a subsequent amendment. So I sincerely hope someone is starting the signature-gathering effort RIGHT NOW for that amendment.

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As the vote counting continued this morning, opponents of Prop. 8 filed a lawsuit directly with the state Supreme Court - whose May 15 ruling legalized same-sex marriage - asking the justices to overturn the measure.

The suit argued that Prop. 8 would change the California Constitution in such fundamental ways - taking important rights away from a minority group - that it amounted to a constitutional revision, which requires approval by the Legislature before being submitted to the voters.

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Andrew · 11-05-2008, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Amendments cannot be struck from the Constitution, they must be repealed by a subsequent amendment. So I sincerely hope someone is starting the signature-gathering effort RIGHT NOW for that amendment.

The matter under question is whether 8 is in fact a valid, legitimate amendment. The No-8 people say it isn't, because the kind of change implied by 8 has to be enacted by the Legislature and can't be done by Initiative.

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