https://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2012/02/15/the-proposition-8-decision-not-rational/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 11:28:43 -0400<![CDATA[The Ninth Circuit&#8217;s 2-1 decision last week in Perry v. Brown upheld the decision of Judge Vaughan Walker holding that the people of the State of California violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by passing &#8211; in a statewide referendum in 2008 &#8211; Proposition 8. Prop 8 amended the California Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman, restoring the rule previously set forth in California statutory law until overturned by the California Supreme Court earlier in 2008. Prop 8 garnered over 7 million votes, two million more than John McCain in liberal California &#8211; it was the supported by 52.3% of the same electorate that broke 61-37 for Barack Obama, including 58% of black voters and 59% of Latino voters.]]>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:00:13 -0500<![CDATA[Dan McLaughlin]]>https://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2012/02/15/the-proposition-8-decision-not-rational-n42244