History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2432 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Proposition 8
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The idea
In two thousand eight California voters passed Proposition 8, limiting valid marriage in the state to one between a man and a woman.
In practice
Crowds on both sides at San Francisco's City Hall.
Where people slip
The anchor says the dispute was settled by the Supreme Court in two thousand thirteen; meanwhile Maine, Maryland and Washington legalised same-sex marriage by popular vote.
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