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California is preparing to vote on whether or not same sex marriages should be allowed to be carried out in the state in a proposition 8 ballot that if passed, would see the constitution changed so that only marriage between a man and a woman would be recognized.
The “California Marriage Protection Act” aims at preserving marriage between a man and a woman as the only recognized form of marriage, and if passed this would be the case in California.
This touchy subject is being voted on due to a decision back on May 15 of 08 by the California Supreme Court to overturn a previous ruling that denied same sex couples from marrying in the state of Calif.
Since the Supreme Court overturned the ruling, thousands of gay couples have been rushing to the alter to tie the knot, and many more marriage licenses have been applied for.
“The nation will be watching to see what happens with this, second only to the presidential campaign,” predicted Tim Wildmon, president of the Mississippi-based American Family Association.
“There is a sense that this is a potential tipping-point election,” said Jon Matsusaka, president of the Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California. “If voters here accept the concept of same-sex marriage, that will have an effect on the way people think across the country.”
