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Prop 8 Declared Unconstitutional – Twitter Explodes!

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld prior decisions today that Prop 8 (the banning of gay marriage in California) is unconstitutional. The line of logic the court employed is that a right had be...
Prop 8 Declared Unconstitutional – Twitter Explodes!
Written by Mike Tuttle
  • The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld prior decisions today that Prop 8 (the banning of gay marriage in California) is unconstitutional.

    The line of logic the court employed is that a right had been granted to same-sex couples to marry in California, and a right can not be rescinded just because a simple majority of voters say so.

    The case will now likely be appealed to the US Supreme Court, but for now, Prop 8 opponents are celebrating. And backers are fuming:

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