Quem sabia que me desculpe... mas descobri essa só hoje...

Proposition 8 was a California ballot proposition that passed in the November 4, 2008 general election and took effect on November 5, the day after the election.[1] It changed the California Constitution to add a new section (7.5) to Article I, which reads:

"Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

. This change restricted the definition of marriage to opposite-sex couples, and eliminated same-sex couples' right to marry, thereby overriding portions of the ruling of In re Marriage Cases by "carving out an exception to the preexisting scope of the privacy and due process clauses"[5] of the state constitution. The proposition did not affect the existing domestic partnerships registry.[6]
Proponents of the constitutional amendment argued that exclusively heterosexual marriage was "an essential institution of society," that leaving the constitution unchanged would "result in public schools teaching our kids that gay marriage is okay," and that gays would "redefine marriage for everyone else." Opponents argued that "the freedom to marry is fundamental to our society," that the California constitution "should guarantee the same freedom and rights to everyone" and that the proposition "mandates one set of rules for gay and lesbian couples and another set for everyone else." They also argued that "equality under the law is a fundamental constitutional guarantee" (see Equal Protection Clause).[7]

The campaigns for and against Proposition 8 raised $39.9 million and $43.3 million, respectively, becoming the highest-funded campaign on any state ballot that day and surpassing every campaign in the country in spending except the presidential contest. After the elections, demonstrations and protests occurred across the state and nation. Same-sex couples and government entities filed numerous lawsuits with the California Supreme Court challenging the proposition's validity and effect on previously administered same-sex marriages. The court upheld Proposition 8, but allowed existing same-sex marriages to stand. Additional lawsuits in federal courts are still pendin.

Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_8_(2008)

Descobri essa monstrusidade numa madrugada de insonia assistindo de Ellen degeneres show por esse comentario:

"You already know I love George Clooney
-- and not just because he's handsome.
He had some very encouraging words to say about Prop 8
and I'd like to share them with you.

'At some point in our lifetime,
gay marriage won't be an issue,
and everyone who stood against
this civil right will look as outdated
as George Wallace standing on the
school steps keeping James Hood from
entering the University of Alabama because he was black.'"

Fonte: http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2008/11/george_clooney_speaks_out_abou.php

Deixo aqui registrado meu choque pelo estado da California e minha admiração ainda maior por esse homem maravilhoso que é George Clooney.