The California Supreme Court ruled today that voters will get to decide how marriage is defined in the state, rejecting a bid by gay activists to remove a marriage-protection amendment from the November ballot.
Without comment, the court unanimously refused to hear the legal challenge, The (San Jose) Mercury News reported. The activists, including the American Civil Liberties Union, argued the ballot measure was legally flawed.
"The lawsuit was an act of desperation by those who fear the democratic process in California," said Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst for Focus on the Family Action. "Even the activist California Supreme Court, which has temporarily given us same-sex 'marriage' in that state, could easily recognize the lack of merit in this challenge."
This spring, the same court struck down California's law that defined marriage as between one man and one woman, thus offering "marriage" to same-sex couples from across the nation.
"We’re pleased the court did not … silence the people’s voice this November as well,” said Brian Raum, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. “The opponents of marriage have proven that they are willing to use any means necessary to impose their will."
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