So after November 1st, a lot of Californians were wondering the same thing: Is a 2% majority really enough to make a constitutional amendment? By California law, a simple majority may vote to make small changes to the constitution. But for a larger change, it needs to be approved by two thirds of the house. Since Prop 8 amends the constitution to say that marriage is only recognized between one man and one woman, some are saying that Prop 8 is a major change to the constitution.
On November 19th, the Supreme Court agreed to review the challenges made against the passing of Prop 8. Of the 3 challenges that the Court chose to hear, one is that since Prop 8 is much more significant than a minor amendment, it needs to be approved by 2/3 of the the house.
More details can be found here.
Personally, I'm glad that the court agreed to oversee this. A lot of people are outraged that Prop 8 only pleases 2% more people than it hurts. Another major issue is what to do with current gay couples who married while it was legal. To those couples, I can only hope that the state won't take their marriage away. No matter what your beliefs, you would have to have a heart of stone to not admit that that is cruel.
So, the fight isn't over yet.
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