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Proposed California Limit On Marriage Inititive may Be Unconstitutional

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The proposed initiative appears to be an attempt to revise the California Constitution to remove the equal protection that gays and lesbians are now afforded under the California Constitution. But an amendment can not accomplish this. The Right to Marry exists and the initiative's unintended consequence appears to be an attempt to revise (as opposed to amend) the Constitution which, is not permitted under the law.

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          The recent California Constitutional Right to Marry case calls into question the currently proposed “Limit to Marry” Voter Initiative Constitutional Initiative.  If Secretary of State Debra Bowen places it on the ballot, she would be wise to have the Legislative Analysist's opinion consider the following cited cases and also discuss the issue with Attorney General Jerry Brown to inquire whether or not the proposed initiative can even be legally placed on the ballot. 

 

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Kevin Norte is a legal analyst, frequent guest Op-Ed contributor for Los Angeles's Metropolitian-New Enterprise, political blogger, and an attorney. Kevin, earlier in his career helped organize the attorneys at his place of employment into an (more...)
 

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