19 Dec 2008
Prop 8 backers: Void same-sex marriages

Wouldn't nullifying existing marriage contracts because of this recent initiative be a "Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts":

Constitution of the United States, Section 10, Clause 1 (Contracts Clause): No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

Of course, government at all levels regularly ignores the Constitution, but I think this one's pretty clear. It'll be interesting to se if they actually follow it, or how they try to wiggle out.

Sponsors of the California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage is seeking to nullify thousands of marriages performed between gay and lesbian couples.

(link) [CNN.com]

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