Proposition 8 has been a matter of great interest to me. I am actually do not oppose gay marriage (loud gasp from readers); though I was in favor of proposition 8 out of respect for democracy. Here’s the truth behind proposition 8 that nobody seem to be focused on. Everyone was focused on should gays be able to marry or not? But if you believe in democracy then you believe as I do that once the public has voted the decision of the public must be honored. Back in 2000 California introduced a proposition (#22) which changed the “California Family Code” to define marriage in California to a man and woman. So really democracy played its roll and the people had already decided eight years ago they did not want same sex marriage in the state of California. Proposition 22 was a “statutory change” not a constitutional change which basically means they were changing the wording of a line that already existed in the California Constitution. This went to vote in 2000 and was overwhelming won with 61% of voters in favor of changing the wording. The supreme court of California overturned this decision in May 2008. Yes four judges got to decided what the citizens of California had already voted on was no longer going to be honored. This is why you saw same sex couples getting married by the masses in California. I was right there cheering on my friends that had for years not been able to be married and had so yearned to be. Proposition 8 came into play because so many people were upset that their rights as a citizen to vote for laws and amendments had been taken away because of 4 judges. The difference in Proposition 8 and 22 is that 8 is an actual constitutional change and not subject to judicial review like a statue change is. So my point here today my friends is we live in a democracy in favor of gay marriage or not the citizens of CA had already made their decision in 2000 and it should be honored. Amendments can be brought for review among citizens at anytime so this will be visited again especially sense it won by only 4%.