AZ Secretary of State Sues to Avoid Uncomfortably Plain Anti-Gay-Marriage Ballot

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AZ Secretary of State Sues to Avoid Uncomfortably Plain Anti-Gay-Marriage Ballot Language
by: boltgirl
Sat Aug 23, 2008 at 12:24:53 PM EDT

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In our latest installment of All You Need to Know, all you need to know about opponents of marriage equality is contained in their apoplexy when they are required to use plain, clear language to explain their constitutional amendment ballot initiatives. The group pushing California's Proposition 8 were furious when they couldn't strike wording that says a yes vote will have the effect of eliminating the current right of same-sex couples to marry, because, well, all they're trying to do is protect marriage and that just makes them sound like bigots.