The appeals process that will eventually lead to the US Supreme Court have begun in California. This trial questions the constitutionality of denying Americans basic rights on a national level. The two attorneys defending gay marriage were each other’s opposing council in the case Bush v Gore, which decided the outcome of the 2000 election.
Defenders of Prop 8 are arguing ” that because same-sex marriage still is a social experiment, it is wise for states like California to take a wait-and-see approach. Their witnesses will testify that governments historically have sanctioned traditional marriage as a way to promote responsible child-rearing and that this remains a valid justification for limiting marriage to a man and a woman.”
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