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Cooper responded that the uniqueness of heterosexual marriage and its ties to procreation provided California with a rational basis to pass Prop 8. Voters who reside within the school district can vote March 8 on the levy, which will need a simple majority to pass. I feel like he must have a prop bet in Vegas or something that he is trying to cash in on. Easy, Al. It isn't that big of a deal. Schwarzenegger , the challenge brought by gay and lesbian couples to Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that amended the state’s constitution to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples only. Theodore Olson, a lawyer for two couples challenging the marriage ban, said the campaign to pass Prop. That prompted the judges to question who did have the right to appeal, an important point, they noted, given that a majority of California’s electorate voted in 2008 for Prop. The high-profile Proposition 8 court case on the subject of gay marriage went before Reinhardt quipped, “well, then, you’re lucky the election came out the way it did. California voters approved Proposition 8 , a state constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and a woman, in the 2008 elections. But Proposition 8 backers did not use Reinhardt’s background to argue for his disqualification. Nobody from either side was getting a pass. In a spirited discussion that spanned over two hours before adjourning, backers and opponents of California’s ban on gay marriage argued Monday over whether Prop. Televised Prop 8 hearing begins in California court By lisa leff The Associated Press Updated Dec 6, 2010 11:54am mdt san francisco • The legal fight over California’s same-sex marriage ban reached the next legal level Monday when it went before a federal appeals court during a nationally televised hearing in San Francisco. The legal fight over California’s same-sex marriage ban is reaching the next rung on the judicial ladder. What’s Your Reaction? san francisco — The legal fight over California’s gay marriage ban went before a federal appeals court Monday in a hearing that reached a nationwide tv audience anxious for a final decision on whether the measure violates the U.S. Constitution. The legal fight over California’s same-sex marriage ban went before a federal appeals court Monday in a televised hearing that reached a nationwide tv audience anxious for a final decision on whether the measure violates the U.S. Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage around the state had their eyes fixed on San Francisco Monday, where a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8. San francisco (bp)–a panel for the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Monday in a high-profile case that could lead to all 50 states being forced to recognize “gay marriage.”.

Patrick Swayze knew he was “a dead man” as soon as he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Patrick Swayze’s widow has revealed the ‘dirty Dancing’ actor knew he was going to die as soon as he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Caissie Levy and Richard Fleeshman will star in ‘ghost’ in London. Jennifer Grey was left devastated when she couldn’t say goodbye to her dear friend Patrick Swayze — insiders say. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month — it was last year that Patrick Swayze lost his 20-month battle against the disease. Patrick Swayze’s wife Lisa Niemi says she would have loved to have had children with the late actor. Patrick Swayze knew he was “a dead man” as soon as he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Patrick Swayze has died after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.