Bill Donohue, président de la Catholic League :
The shame of it all is that after the citizens of California said no to
gay marriage last fall—
the people always say no (the record is 30-0 in
state ballot initiatives)—homosexual radicals sought to do an end-run
around the democratic process and have unelected judges overrule the
express will of the people. But
the opponents of democracy, and common
sense, lost today and that is how it should be. No one supports two men
getting married save for white people who have spent too much time in
the classroom.
>>>Tony Perkins, président du Family Research Council :
Over one million Californians signed petitions to place Proposition 8
on the ballot and
over seven million voters approved the measure on
Election Day. California's Constitution gives its citizens the right of
self-governance and
we are pleased that the court resisted demands to
strip the right of the people to amend the state constitution. Even
this widely-recognized liberal court understands that overturning
Proposition 8 would represent a repudiation of the state Constitution
it is sworn to uphold.
Unfortunately,
the Court chose to
ignore the plain meaning of Proposition 8 and will force state
recognition of same-sex 'marriage' licenses issued last year.
The
Court's recognition of these 'marriages' clearly seeds the ground for a
possible legal battle before the U.S. Supreme Court. 
At every
opportunity, the people of California have voted to protect marriage
because they recognize the far reaching consequences that redefining
marriage will have for children, the family, religious liberties,
businesses and every facet of American society.
Today's decision should
encourage pro-family activists not only in California but across the
country. Marriage redefinition is not inevitable unless advocates of
the family stand aside and allow it to happen. >>>
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