(The Court will hear the Proposition 8 case on March 26th and the DOMA case on March 27th).
They gathered on Jan . 2 1864 — over 15 months before Appomattox — to hear a proposition nobody with the status of major general had yet dared to speak.
But taking only Gill and declining to hear the Proposition 8 case would almost certainly mean that gay-rights advocates would have to wait at least several years more for a definitive ruling by the Supreme Court on the main issue of marriage equality.
"Have you heard of Proposition G?" Ms. Caldwell asked Mr. Romero, a former marine, as he filled up his white Ford F-250 in the Portola neighborhood on Thursday morning.
Sina said he rejoiced when he first heard about Proposition 47.
Organized by advocates and volunteer attorneys, events like the one on the flyer that caught Duncan's eye have become a vital way to reach Californians who have never heard of Proposition 47. "The hurdle is really just getting the word out," said Lenore Anderson, coauthor of Prop.
The court has also been asked to hear cases about Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California, and an Arizona measure that withdrew state benefits from both gay and straight domestic partners.
The Supreme Court will hear cases against Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in late March and will render a decision in late June.
Of course, this case is just another step in what will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, which by the end of the year is expected to hear arguments about Proposition 8 in California, as well as the Defense of Marriage Act that is central to the New York case, but one can only speculate which case they will hear and how they will rule.
I'm no fan of budgeting through Propositions (hear me, Rob Reiner?), but the parks are in desperate shape and they're a public need without a private constituency, so their budget keeps getting cut.
