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Perspective

May 29, 2009

An End to the Marriage Trilogy - for Now

The decision to uphold Prop. 8 was both just and unsurprising, but the debate will likely continue, writes John C. Eastman.

By John C. Eastman

The California Supreme Court on Tuesday handed down its much-awaited decision in Strauss v. Horton, upholding the right of the people of California to define marriage in the traditional manner as between one man and one woman, and to have done so by constitutional amendment and the initiative process rather than the lengthier, and more burdensome, constitutional convention process required for major revisions to "the basic g...

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