Official Title and Summary of Proposition 8 Revised

Good news! The official title and summary of the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 has been changed by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, in favor of fairness and equality. The previous title was "LIMIT ON MARRIAGE" Initiative Constitutional Amendment, the new title is "ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY."

ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Changes California Constitution to eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry. Provides that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

Fiscal Impact: Over the next few years, potential revenue loss, mainly sales taxes, totaling in the several tens of millions of dollars, to state and local governments. In the long run, likely little fiscal impact to state and local governments.

Although the changes to the proposed amendment are subject to legal challenge, this summary accurately describes what the proposition will do. Prop. 8 would eliminate a constitutional right guaranteed to same-gender couples and would decrease revenues coming in to the state from marriages between same-gender couples.

There will almost definitely be litigation over these changes, and although two weeks ago the good guys lost the lawsuit to boot Proposition 8 from the ballot completely, since it now eliminates marriage rights for (and possibly annuls current marriages of) same-sex couples instead of just limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples, the good guys will probably win the legal battle over this title and summary.

And do you really think that undecided voters will walk into the ballot booth 99 days from now and vote to eliminate rights AND lose revenue to the state of California estimated in the tens of millions of dollars?

Heck, no (on Proposition 8)!
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