Legal filings offer ray of hope or nobody
Three legal groups, led by Equality California, are petitioning the California Supreme Court to throw out Prop. 8.
On what grounds?
They claim the measure revised, rather than amended state law. Therefore, the petitions argue, voters did not have the authority to make such a dramatic change in state law; it first should have been submitted to the state Legislature.
Stay tuned. This battle is far from over. Assuming the California high court agrees with petitioners, we get to the Legislature, which probably would be pressured to approve a new version of Prop. 8 for the voters to consider.
Then, a new election with at least $100 million, not just $74 million, in the fight pool.
If gay-rights supporters can put a cork in Gavin Newsom's mouth, and perhaps get this scheduled on a special election date or otherwise finess President-elect Obama's anti-gay marriage comments and black ticket splitters, a new Prop. 8 could be defeated.
Stay tuned. And read this full story.
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