Source: KCRA.com
Court Refuses To Resume Gay Weddings Until It Rules On Measure’s Validity Same-sex marriages still can’t take place in California, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. However, the court has agreed to hear legal challenges against a same-sex marriage ban passed by voters on Nov. 4. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted three lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment which passed with 52 percent of the vote. As is its custom when it takes up cases, the court did not elaborate on its decision. All three cases claim Prop. 8 abridges the civil rights of a vulnerable minority group and therefore voters alone did not have the authority to enact such a significant constitutional change.
The court also said it is refusing to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules on the measure’s validity. In backing Prop. 8, California voters supported a constitutional amendment overturning a state Supreme Court decision that gave gay couples the right to wed. Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, expressed his displeasure on the ruling Wednesday in a statement, and said that voiding the measure would cause a “voter revolt.” “It’s unfortunate that the judges are giving time to the mushy, subjective arguments of homosexual activists who reject the clear reading of the constitution and the clear reading of Proposition 8. If the court disobeys the constitution by voiding Prop. 8, it will ignite a voter revolt. It will also threaten the validity of all future constitutional amendments.
