Question: What happens if YES wins on prop 8?

[Clintonista2]

What would the next step be?

[Newsjock]

1. State Supreme Court

One can hope it would be overturned there, but that's a mighty thin chance to bet the farm on.

[Maat]

3. And, if that doesn't work ...

we will call for a special election, and keep on trying to repeal it until we do!

[ruggerson]

12. It can't be overturned

it's a constitutional amendment.

The State Supreme court has already addressed it. That's why there IS a Prop 8.

I believe it could be overturned by the USSC.

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. Get the shit declared unconstitutional.

Since the highest court in the state already ruled in favor of gay marriage, based on the 14th amendment, that shouldn't be too difficult.

[GodlessBiker]

4. Huh? You think Scalia and Alito are going to agree with that? I think we lose in the US Sup. Ct.

The only thing to do would be to mobilize a CA referendum repealing this provision of the CA constitution.

[SoCalNative]

8. By the time it would make it to SCOTUS

Obama should have appointed a couple of good liberal judges.

[beyurslf]

9. A couple of good liberal judges to replace the 80 and 90 year old liberal judges

who are already on the court. Sclai and Thomas won't retire under Obama.

[GodlessBiker]

11. I hope you are right.

[SoCalNative]

5. It will likely be challenged

as a revision to the Constitution, rather than an amendment, based upon the May ruling.

If it's ruled to be a revision, it will require 2/3 approval by the Legislature, which it will never get.

[GodlessBiker]

7. That would be a wonderful end to this.

[greeneyedboy]

19. i'd rather just vote it down and be done with it. n/t

No on Prop 8 is slowly but surely closing the fundraising gap, but time is running out. We are phonebanking and getting out-of-state friends/family to match our latest donation. It would suck to have our Obama celebration ruined by losing our marriage license.

[ruggerson]

13. What is the legal difference under the CA constitution?

[begin_within]

6. then they'll have to make gay divorce legal!

[davidinalameda]

10. I was going to say lick our wounds

start organizing for 2010 with some real leadership

not the idiots currently running the campaign now

we need a real grass roots campaign

I'm only a bit surprised that No on 8 had so few donors

they were going after the big guys and got them but they forgot they needed the little donors like me as well

[mitchtv]

21. I for one, will never vote for a veterans or school bond

again

[davidinalameda]

24. I did vote against the bond for veterans this time

why should we foot the bill for them to buy houses when the average person can't afford squat in this state

[LeftCoast]

14. I think the next step would be to see if we could challenge the validity of the proposition

Legal groups have already challenged this proposition on the basis of it being a revision of the state constitution, not an ammendment. It's esoteric, but the court didn't rule on it. It basically just said let the election happen. Potentially they could revisit it though if it did pass.

Still it would be far better if it failed. I just wish there were some reputable polling out. Nothing from Field Poll in weeks.

[terrya]

15. I think it's important that it's defeated 11/4.

This would be a HUGE loss to the Mormon Church, the bigots, etc. I want to see them fail on this. And perhaps a defeat on such a high profile amendment would deter any other marriage amendments (I don't, for instance, want these bigots to try something like this in Connecticut).

I receieved an email from Equality California (which reminds me to make another no on Prop 8 donation. :-)) saying that according to Survey USA, it's essentially a dead heat as far as polling for Prop 8 is concerned. 48% in favor, 45% against.

[LeftCoast]

16. Agreed completely!

I can't believe things have shifted around like these latest polls are saying.

Fingers crossed and wallets open over here. :)

[mitchtv]

17. A march on St Mary's Cathedral and or'

That disgusting Mormon edifice in Oakland

[LeftHander]

18. Yup...if they are going deny rights....then we are gonna get pissed...

I say a constant gathering of protesters at Churches that backed the Prop...all across the Nation...

Shame the members into leaving the Church.

Think of when kids ask parents why the people are calling us haters...and "Mommy why can't a man marry a man?"

[mitchtv]

20. replete with posters

showing Maimed children of their war effort. The RC's claim to be against it then they prevaricate,and say it's arguable. Mormons are just plain ol evil warmongers like the Baptists in their efforts to appear as American.

[Tyo]

22. OT, but every Mormon house of worship I've ever seen

has been a piece of crap from an aesthetic point of view. It's bad enough that they are theocrats, but they have no taste either.

[QC]

25. Yes, it's as if Liberace had belonged to a UFO cult. n/t

[Unvanguard]

23. We fight harder the next time. There's not much else we can do.

We'd probably lose a same-sex marriage fight in the federal courts at the moment.