At 12:40 p.m. today California time, the "yes" vote on Proposition 8 leads the "no" vote 52.4 percent to 47.6 percent with 98.3 percent of precincts reporting. It's safe, therefore, to say that Proposition 8 has passed. That will not settle the issue.
Look for a flurry of lawsuits disputing the proposition's wording or alleging fraud in its ballot qualification or demanding a recount or whatever teams of lawyers can dream up. Look also for adverse court rulings based on assumed rights or imagined theories up to and including the California Supreme Court. Gay couples that "married" after the California Supreme Court ruled for gay "marriage" last May and before yesterday will argue that their "marriages" are valid because they complied with the law as it existed at the time of the "marriage." Proposition 8 covers this but these gay couples will insist it does not.
Bottom line, this is not over. Gays will never give up. Straights shouldn't either.
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