Marriage News....

Equality California et al have filed a lawsuit asking the California Supreme Court to pull the proposed marriage amendment off the ballot in November. Their argument is that, under the California constitution, only the state legislature can put forth a revision to the constitution.

Now, I don't really understand the subtle distinction between a "revision" and an "amendment." But I do know that the constitution states that the voters can put forth an amendment, but only the legislature can draft a revision to the constitution.

The plaintiffs maintain that the marriage amendment would so drastically alter the constitution that it is a revision, not an amendment. They also argue that the petitions to put the marriage amendment on the ballot were misleading, because they said the amendment "would not alter the state's definition of marriage."

I'm rooting for them. It really pisses me off that a matter of civil rights is being put up to a vote. It would be the same as voting on a constitutional amendment to allow segregation after the US Supreme Court ruled that as unconstitutional.