Heterosexual Marriage Ban Next?
While California gays lick their wounds over ballot measure Proposition 8 passed Tuesday, which amends the California Constitution to define marriage as a heterosexual act, there are some who say this opens the door for what would surely be a controversial court finding.
“It’s both a legal and moral domino,” said SYOP law professor, Dan Webster. “As soon as heterosexual men and women began having heterosexual sex with each other, it should have come as no surprise that one day everyone would think they had a right to sex, including gays. Morally, the family values groups have seen sex as an after-marriage event. Ergo, e pluribus unum, it follows that even those who financially backed Yes On Prop 8 - Mormons, Catholics, Focus on the Family - would agree that those who have sex should only have it under the legal and moral tenets of marriage. Since under the Constitution there is no prohibition of sex, the only way to keep cetain segments of the public - like homosexuals - from getting married in their pursuit of happiness, is to prohibit marriage altogether, including for heterosexuals.”
One group is taking it one step further, planning to place a proposition on the ballot criminalizing marriage. Referencing Article VIII of the Constitution Read more
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