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Originally Posted by rahl
Getting back to the OP. With the conservative leaning justices having the majority, I don't think it's realistic to hope that they overturn this. If this go's to court and it is upheld, it will be a serious blow to the cause for gay marriage. IMO they should continue to put forth ballot initiatives to try to change the law in CA.
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I completely agree, this is going to be a tough fight and their is no gauruntee that prop 8 will be overturned even if there was a liberal leaning court. I still think it needs to be examined however and while a loss may uphold prop 8 it may bring the case even more to the forefront of the nation which in turn may drag Obama and Congress into the fray.
As I understand the Supreme Court could uphold the vote but thats as far as they can go. Other referendums could still overturn as well as a (if I'm remembering my civic properly) a vote by the State Legislature. In my opinion I think this is going to wind up in front of the US Congress who will end up passing a federal law outlining the issue one way or the other.
Anyway great thread all, lots of smart folks here. I enjoyed reading the thread and it was a fun challenge trying to post on the topic. More often then not threads like this turn into a mud slinging mess and it was a joy not to wade through all that.
