Did California just screw up monumentally and vote to end legalized gay marriage in the state? Quite possibly. With about 90% of the vote in, the Yes vote (this is the vote for intolerance) leads by several hundred thousand votes. If this passes, the US Supreme Court will likely have to step in at some point and rectify the situation. That's one reason the Obama win last night is so important, as he will likely be able to appoint a couple of judges.
Keep in mind that in California, gay marriage has been legal since earlier this year. So if this Consitutional amendment is approved, what would happen?
1. Would this effectively divorce hundreds of thousands of couples? Probably not, since lawyers would argue you cannot take away rights that were already there ex-post facto.
2. We would likely have a case in which already married couples would be able to continue living as such legally, but there would be second class citizens who would not be allowed to marry.
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The current marriages would probably stay but no more gay marriages after the law was passed won't be allowed.
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