Sponsors of marriage ban won't further challenge ballot title

Posted by NewsEditor  at 4:53 PM (PT)
In: activism, initiative, law
Monday August 11, 2008

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO -- After two courts rejected their complaints about the state's official description of Proposition 8, backers of the measure said they won't appeal to the Supreme Court.

The measure on the November ballot will appear with text stating that it would eliminate same-sex couples' right to marry in California.

Sponsors of the measure argued that the title and summary drafted by Attorney General Jerry Brown were argumentative and designed to encourage voters to oppose Prop. 8.

But a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Brown's reference to an elimination of rights was an accurate description of the purpose and effect of Prop. 8, and a state appeals court in Sacramento turned down an emergency appeal by the Yes on 8 campaign late Friday.

The anti-marriage group said today it would not appeal further.

"We intend to leave the final outcome to the voters," said campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Kerns.

Source: Sponsors of marriage ban to drop challenge to ballot description | San Francisco Chronicle

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Chino Blanco
Chino Blanco
8/12/2008 4:20:20 AM #
Considering that ProtectMarriage.com has decided NOT to appeal the ballot language, what chance do you really see for Prop 8 to pass? I just don't see a majority of Californians voting YES on a proposition titled ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.

Once the churches realize that Prop 8 is an almost guaranteed loser, are they going to do the right thing and let their members know?

If not, what happens after Prop 8 loses 40-60 (or worse), and then the members find out that the churches were privy all along to internal polling that predicted a crushing defeat? Do the members get their money back?

Or do they get stuck paying for ads that were run by a campaign that knew it was going to lose but ran them anyway!

Robin Evans
Robin Evans
8/12/2008 11:03:13 AM #
That's a good question. The right-wing churches that are promoting this discriminatory measure are putting a positive spin on their chances, but I doubt they'd give money back to contributors if they lose.

That just isn't the way politics works.

But, then again, if there's ever going to be a lawsuit about such a matter, then highly litigious California is the place it's most likely to happen.

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