Whether you agree or not, Proposition 8 has gone into effect and it is now a law in California,. For those of you who do not know what Proposition 8 is, Proposition 8 is a law that bans marriage between any one but a man and a woman.
While at the same time Proposition 8 eliminates the right for just anyone to marry such as those who are same sex, Proposition 8 did not take out the domestic partnerships registry. This can be a bit confusing, basically, with Prop 8 you can register as domestic partners and have all of the rights that go with those who are married with out a marriage license.
While this was an extremely contested proposition, Prop 8 was the highest funded proposition on any state ballot and Prop 8 was actually higher than every different electoral campaign in the country, besides the actual presidential contest. Prop 8 saw over 80 million dollars spend in campaign funds.
At the end of the Prop 8 election in California there is in the courts many lawsuits being filed as to the validity of Prop 8. And while there are still lawsuits in the federal courts that are as still going on, the Supreme Court for Proposition 8 upheld same-sex marriages that were administered before Proposition 8 took effect.
Whether you agree or not, the fact of the matter is that Prop 8 was voted on with over 52% of the voters going for Proposition 8. This meant that just under 48% agreed with same-sex marriages, despite the already enacted domestic partnership laws. This is considered a simple majority is what the California Constitution goes by.
It was said that the state of California has now stood up for the tradition of marriage, and with exit polls also detailing the different types of yes or no votes on Prop 8 it's an interesting scan. 82% of those who claim any voting party said yes on proposition 8.
With the exit polls saying that one of the only groups to have voted no on Proposition 8 was those between the ages of 18 and 29. While exit polls are not necessarily accurate, they tell a long story. The other group in the exit poll that voted no on Prop 8 was those living at 29,000 and below or the poverty level.
Another interesting fact that came out of the exit polls for proposition 8 is the postgraduates study group that also voted no. So you have three groups that actually voted no on Proposition 8 within the exit poll, those who lived at or below the poverty level, the group that had extensive postgraduate study, and the younger group below the age of 30.
So basically, those people who did not have a lot of extra income in their lives decided that marriage between same-sex couples should be allowed and were against Prop 8. Those who had read, traveled, and studied also agreed with same-sex marriage and were against Prop 8. The younger group of under 30s which is known to be liberal anyway, also felt that same-sex marriages should be allowed and were not in favor of Prop 8. In all, nobody voted in favor of Proposition 8