Why Vote No on Prop 8?
“Proposition 8… would eliminate the fundamental right to same-sex marriage. The very act of denying gay and lesbian couples the right to marry – traditionally the highest legal and societal recognition of a loving commitment – by definition relegates them and their relationship to second class status.”

—Los Angeles Times Editorial, August 8, 2008


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Prop 8 is Unfair

Regardless of how you feel about this issue, we should not eliminate rights for any Californian. Prop 8 would mandate, under the laws of our state, that one group of people would be treated differently form everyone else. That’s just unfair.

Prop 8 is Wrong

Prop 8 is fueled by special interest groups that have engaged in a deceptive campaign.

The government has no business telling people who have been together for years that they can or cannot get married.

In California, we let people decide for themselves what’s best for them. We believe in the freedom to make choices without government interference. Prop 8 is wrong for California.

Don’t Buy Their Scare Tactics

Proponents of Prop 8 are twisting the truth.

Top educators like Superintendent Jack O’Connell and California Teachers agree that Prop 8 has nothing to do with schools. Public schools are not required to teach anything about marriage.




Facts v. Fiction
Proposition 8 would eliminate fundamental rights for a group of Californians. It’s unfair and it’s wrong.



Fiction Prop 8 doesn’t discriminate against gay people.


Fact Prop 8 is simple it eliminates the rights for same-sex couples to marry. Prop 8 would deny equal protections and write discrimination against one group of people—lesbian and gay people—into our state constitution.



Fiction Teaching children about same-sex marriage will happen here unless we pass Prop 8.


Fact Not one word in Prop 8 mentions education. And no child can be forced, against the will of their parents, to be taught anything about health and family issues at school. California law prohibits it.

California’s top educators including Superintendent of Schools Jack O’Connell and California Teachers all agree Prop 8 has nothing to do with education.



Fiction Churches could lose their tax-exemption status.


Fact The court decision regarding marriage specifically says “no religion will be required to change its religious policies or practices with regard to same-sex couples, and no religious officiant will be required to solemnize a marriage in contravention of his or her religious beliefs.”



Fiction A Massachusetts case about a parent’s objection to the school curriculum will happen here.


Fact California gives parents an absolute right to remove their kids and opt-out of teaching on health and family instruction they don’t agree with. The opponents know that California law already covers this and Prop 8 won’t affect it, so they bring up an irrelevant case in Massachusetts.



Fiction Four Activist Judges in San Francisco…


Fact Prop 8 is about eliminating a fundamental right. Judges didn’t grant the right, the constitution guarantees the right. Proponents of Prop 8 use an outdated and stale argument that judges aren’t supposed to protect rights and freedoms. Prop 8 is about whether Californians are willing to amend the constitution for the sole purpose of eliminating a fundamental right for one group of citizens.



Fiction If Prop 8 isn’t passed, people can be sued over personal beliefs.


Fact California’s laws already prohibit discrimination against anyone based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. This has nothing to do with marriage.



Fiction Pepperdine University supports the Yes on 8 campaign.


Fact The University has publicly disassociated itself from Professor Richard Peterson of Pepperdine University, who is featured in the ad, and has asked to not be identified in the Yes on 8 advertisements.



Fiction Unless Prop 8 passes, California parents won’t have the right to object to what their children are taught in school.


Fact California law clearly gives parents and guardians broad authority to remove their children from any health instruction if it conflicts with their religious beliefs or moral convictions.