World Net Daily: Elected officials bail on U.S. marriage law

 

Sobering news coming out of California:  It looks like what happened to Amendment 2 here in Colorado in 1993 is going to happen to Prop 8 in California. 

 

The Supreme Court ruled against the voters in Colorado in 1996. 

 

Praying for those in positions of power to stand for traditional marriage.

 

“In a case with implications for the entire country, California’s Proposition 8 defining marriage as between one man and one woman goes on trial Monday with only private citizens speaking up for the voter-passed constitutional amendment – because state officials have refused to defend it.

Much is riding on the case of Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, for the lawsuit is petitioning a federal court to overturn not just a law, but a constitutional amendment passed by the people and affirmed by the state’s Supreme Court. A victory for same-sex marriage advocates in the case could set a precedent for federal courts to overturn every law and amendment in the country currently protecting the traditional definition of marriage…”