#78 Prop 8

Proposition 8, a big ol' discussion.  (Pictured: in the dressing room at The OC Pavilion)

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Links in this Ep
www.CanIVote.org - verify your voter registration
www.ElectionDefenseAlliance.org -- defend democracy in The United States
www.VideoTheVote.org - protect voter rights in the U.S.A.

Read the entire letter from Liv and Raine

Q: How many votes are required to pass Prop 8?
A: A simply majority.  From the CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 18 - AMENDING AND REVISING THE CONSTITUTION, SEC. 4:  A proposed amendment or revision shall be submitted to the electors and if approved by a majority of votes thereon takes effect the day after the election unless the measure provides otherwise.
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE - LAWS AND CONSTITUTION webpage

U.S. Department of State explains: "What Is Democracy?"

William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, online at Yale Law School's Lillian Goldman Law Library site

for more info see:  "When a Woman’s Marital Status Determined Her Legal Status: A Research Guide on the Common Law Doctrine of Coverture"

1857 - Dred Scott v. Sandford
declared that descendants of slaves could never be citizens of the U.S.

1872 - Bradwell v. Illinois
Myra Bradwell denied the right to practice law because she was a woman

1883 - Pace v. Alabama
laws criminalizing interracial marriage declared Constitutional

1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson
racial segregation, even in public accommodations, declared Constitutional

1954 - Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
racial segregation declared unConstitutional

1957 - The Little Rock Crisis
Nine African-American students require U.S. Army escort to attend school safely

1958 - Governor, State Legislature and school board work together to cancel the entire 1958-59 school year for Little Rock's three high schools rather than integrate them

1967 - Loving v. Virginia
laws criminalizing interracial marriage declared unConstitutional

Anyone and Everyone - film interviews traditional conservative parents of gay children

add'l relevant links and resources
"marriage" and "domestic partnership" are not the same - 11 specific differences
www.NoOnProp8.com
www.LetCaliforniaRing.org
Equality California
Prop 8 on Wikipedia
www.ProtectMarriage.com
www.WhatIsProp8.com
Facing History and Ourselves

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