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CA Senators scheduled to vote on bill that undermines Proposition 8

By Alliance Alert

California Family Council: "[SB 906] (Leno, D-San Francisco) makes several unnecessary changes to the state Family Code related to the definition of marriage by replacing the term 'marriage' with the phrase 'civil marriage,' attempting to create a new class of marriage. The bill includes language that sponsors assert will clarify that religious institutions would not be required to perform marriages that violate their religious tenets. However, despite Senator Leno?s and supporters? claims, SB 906 is actually a direct assault against the more than 7 million voters that supported Proposition 8. Supporters have repeatedly stated that this bill is necessary to assist in their efforts to repeal Proposition 8 in a future election."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on April 05, 2010 (boomark / email).