Gay marriage: California's Prop. 8 lands on doorstep of US Supreme Court

Published: Tuesday, July 31 2012 9:20 p.m. MDT

Christian Science Monitor reporter Warren Richey reports on the effort of Proposition 8 supporters to have the U.S. Supreme Court rule on California's overturned law banning same-sex marriages. Richey reports it's one of several important cases the court may choose to hear on the issue:

Should the high court agree to hear the Prop. 8 and DOMA cases, the combination of both issues during the same term would mark the most extensive and important Supreme Court examination of gay rights in the US ever.

It also comes as President Obama and the Democratic Party are considering embracing gay rights as a key priority on the partys platform during the coming presidential election.

Read more about the cases on Christian Science Monitor.

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red state pride

Cottonwood Heights, UT

First of all, I really don't have a (constitutional) problem if the citizens of a State vote to allow gay marriage. I have a moral problem with it but I can look past that. I wouldn't have a constitutional problem if the citizens of a State More..

11:27 p.m. July 31, 2012
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Lagomorph

Salt Lake City, UT

metamoracoug: "What we know now is that children from single-gender homes are more likely to commit crimes, [other social pathologies]... Name the social problem, and it’s tied to NFD... [Same-sex marriage] asks us to redefine marriage More..

12:41 p.m. Aug. 1, 2012
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RanchHand

Huntsville, UT

@red state pride;

Would you have a problem if the citizens of the states put your marriage up to a vote?

Fortunately, we aren't a true Democracy where majority rules. We're a Constitutional Republic where minorities

7:54 a.m. Aug. 1, 2012
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