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Lawsuit of the Day: ACLU to Sue 'Yes on Prop 8' Victors

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Well, Prop 8 passed in California.

Other states also passed ballot initiatives to ban gay marriage (Arizona and Arkansas Florida). Arkansas passed a measure to prevent gay men and lesbians from adopting.

The ACLU respects democracy, except for when the ACLU thinks that voters get it “wrong.”

The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, filed the suit Wednesday on behalf of Equality California and six unmarried and possibly deprived same-sex couples. The plaintiffs urge the court to invalidate Proposition 8 on the grounds that the initiative process itself violated California’s Constitution in aiming to prevent the judiciary from its duty to uphold equal protections for a minority: gays and lesbians. Any measure that changes the underlying principles of the Constitution, the plaintiffs charge, must first be approved by the state legislature before reaching a voter’s ballot.

“A major purpose of the constitution is to protect minorities from majorities,” said ACLU of Northern California staff attorney Elizabeth Gill.

Back to the courts! Again. Article III pwns “people.”

California’s gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, faces court battle [Page One]

Bans in 3 States on Gay Marriage [New York Times]

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