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Pelosi Statement on California Supreme Court Ruling on Proposition 8

Statement

Date: May 26, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Conservative Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Marriage Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity


Pelosi Statement on California Supreme Court Ruling on Proposition 8

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding today's California Supreme Court decision on Proposition 8:

"Today's ruling by the Supreme Court in support of Proposition 8 is deeply disappointing because this ballot initiative takes away individual rights."Today's ruling by the Supreme Court in support of Proposition 8 is deeply disappointing because this ballot initiative takes away individual rights.

"I have long fought for equality for all of California's families and will strongly support efforts to restore marriage equality in California, so it can join the ranks of states such as Iowa and Vermont."

"I have long fought for equality for all of California's families and will strongly support efforts to restore marriage equality in California, so it can join the ranks of states such as Iowa and Vermont."


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