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Calif. Court Leaves Gay Marriage Ban on the Ballot

Posted Jul 17, 08 9:38 AM CDT in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – A voter initiative to ban gay marriage is staying on California’s ballot this November, the state’s supreme court ruled unanimously yesterday, setting the stage for a bitter November battle. Gay rights groups had argued that the proposition was an illegal constitutional revision, and that petitions for the initiative had been misleading. The vote is expected to be a close one.

“Californians do not want their Constitution to single out people to be treated differently,” said one gay rights group. “We are confident they will vote no.” A lawyer for a Christian law group, meanwhile, decried the attempt to strike the initiative. “Those who push for same-sex marriage are willing to destroy both marriage and democracy to achieve a selfish result,” he said.

Source Los Angeles Times

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Mali Kigasari, center left, and Elizabeth Krisitin sit under a blanket as part of a traditional Iranian ritual during their wedding at City Hall in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Bonnie Millon, right, and Chelsea Thompson exchange wedding vows during a service, June 17, 2008, at the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder County Clerk office in Norwalk, Calif.   (AP Photo/Spencer Weiner, Pool)
Curt Garman, left, and Richard Looke hold hands as they look for a quiet spot to hold their wedding at City Hall in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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