Gay marriage ban backers seek Supreme Court review

By Lisa Leff

Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, July 31 2012 7:15 p.m. MDT

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Backers of California's ban on same-sex marriages asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overrule a federal appeals court that struck down the measure as unconstitutional, a move that means the bitter, four-year court fight over Proposition 8 could soon be resolved.

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A voice of Reason

Salt Lake City, UT

It is my hope that the court will hear this case and uphold the principles our constitution was designed according to. If our politicians today were asked to write a new constitution, our country would be more divided than ever before and the new More..

9:34 p.m. July 31, 2012
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RanchHand

Huntsville, UT

If the government isn't going to treat all Americans equally, as guaranteed by The Constitution, then we really aren't the country we think we are.

8:24 p.m. July 31, 2012
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toosmartforyou

Farmington, UT

@ Ranch Hand

Everyone has the opportunity to marry someone of the opposite gender----that's what "marriage" is----so we already have equality regarding marriage. The exception is close family members, such as siblings, More..

1:10 a.m. Aug. 1, 2012
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