Same-Sex Marriage: Are the People Sovereign, or is it to be the Courts?

On Nov. 4, 2008, the people of California, Florida and Arizona joined the ranks of the nearly 40 of the United States that have outlawed same-sex marriage either by amending their respective state constitutions or by passing appropriate legislation. The three states mentioned above amended their state constitutions by the following margins: California (52%), Arizona (56%) and Florida (62%). The results in California are causing the most controversy. Why? First, because same-sex marriages were...

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