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The coalition of religious and conservative groups
The coalition of religious and conservative groups
Harris also said the case for allowing gay marriages was bolstered by the Obama administration's announcement last week that it would no [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act.While not directly relevant to Proposition 8, the administration's new position "substantially diminished" the likelihood the measure's sponsors will be successful in their effort to get the lower court ruling overturned, she said.
Andy Pugno,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], legal counsel for the coalition of religious and conservative groups that put Proposition 8 on the [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] November 2008 ballot and campaigned for its passage, disputed the attorney general's contention that the prospects for a successful appeal were any more dim now.
"It's a highly politicized case, and this is just a reminder that we need the initiative process exactly because state officials sometimes refuse to do their job," Pugno said. "The fact that President Obama has made a carefully calculated political decision in no [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] way changes the law and the role of the court to decide Prop. 8's validity."
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