On Monday, a pro-family group charged that a future legislature could abolish marriage as we know it, removing the rights now enjoyed by a husband and wife. Say what? The raised eyes came when legal briefs were submitted to the California Supreme Court regarding same-sex marriage. Attorney General Jerry Brown stated that, "The words 'marry' and 'marriage' have no essential constitutional significance under the California Constitution. Thus, the legislature could change the name of the legal relationship now known as 'marriage' to some other name without any constitutional impediment." What does this mean? According to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Any of the statutory rights and obligations that are afforded to married couples in California could be abrogated or eliminated by the legislature or the electorate for any rational legislative purpose." But there is hope. Randy Thomasson, an organizer of VoteYesMarriage.com and the group's California Marriage Amendment, has call for support in getting the marriage amendment on the 2008 ballot.

In a news release Thomasson wrote, "This is proof positive that the VoteYesMarriage.com initiative, which will prevent marriage from being abolished and prevent marriage rights from being eliminated, is absolutely needed to protect the sacred institution of marriage from activist judges and liberal politicians."

Unbelievable!

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