The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the voter initiative that defines marriage to be between one man and one woman. "...the ruling upheld the concept of democracy in America, in which the laws of society are determined by the people through a constitutional legislative process. In this case, the people of California have decreed that marriage is a contract between men and women only, siding with the historical definition of the institution. The seven-member panel of judges said in their ruling that they were bound to uphold a government of the people and by the people." Read more...
