A real initiative approved for petition circulation by the Attorney General. 1379. (09-0026) Eliminates the Law Allowing Married Couples to Divorce. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Summary Date: 10/23/09 | Circulation Deadline: 03/22/10 | Signatures Required: 694,354 Proponent: John Marcotte Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the ability of married couples to get divorced in California. Preserves the ability of married couples to seek an annulment. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Savings to the state of up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually for support of the court system due ...

Pray for Marriage Equality The GTU Student Movement We are people of faith. We are faculty, staff, students, and friends of the diverse religious community that is the Graduate Theological Union. We are here to welcome the Catholic Bishop of Oakland, Salvatore Cordileone, and to challenge his views on Civil Marriage Equality. Bp. Cordileone was leading proponent of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in California. The GTU and each of its seminaries had adopted non-discrimination policies. We ask that the Catholic Church, and all of our churches, get out of the business of discrimination. There is strong support ...

Friday’s Gay News Includes: Updates from California; Updates on the Atlanta gay bar raid; Rome Marches; The National Equality March; Rep. Jared Polis comments on marriage; And a call to end same-sex partner violence. California Marriage Updates: - Same-sex marriage might be back on ‘10 ballot - California gay marriage groups launch ballot fight (Not all of mind [...] ...

Accordimg to Rex Wockner, the language of the ballot measure to be submitted to the California Supreme Court shall be:This amendment would amend an existing section of the California Constitution. Existing language proposed to be deleted is printed in strikeout type. Language proposed to be added is printed in underlined type.Section 1. To protect religious freedom, no court shall interpret this measure to require any priest, minister, pastor, rabbi, or other person authorized to perform marriages by any religious denomination, church, or other non-profit religious institution to perform any marriage in violation of his or her religious beliefs. The refusal ...

A fella by the name of John Marcotte has filed the logical conclusion to Proposition 8, the "2010 California Marriage Protection Act." This initiative (PDF), if passed by the voters of California, would essentially ban married couples from divorce.An interview with Marcotte can be found here. In it, Marcotte discusses why this initiative is needed. Not surprisingly, he believes* that "a return to traditional values" is in order.While I disagree with this proposal and am confident that it won't pass, it will be interesting to watch nonetheless. Sure, there is a faction of "marriage defenders" who would love ...