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Campaign To End Homosexual Marriages In California Day They Begin.
County clerks in Butte and Kern Counties stopped performing marriage ceremonies altogether so they could not marry homosexual couples.
Focus on the Family, a conservative group, reported donating $250,000 Friday to support passage of a Constitutional Amendment to once again ban homosexual marriages in California.
On March 7, 2000 61.4% voted in favor of 14 word so-called Knight Initiative, named for its initiator William J. “Pete” Knight (1929-2004) prohibiting marriage between homosexual individuals. On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court struck down this initiative and related California law in a 4-3 decision, giving same-sex couples the right to marry and unleasing the controversy anew.
Ten States petitioned the California Supreme Court to stay its decision until after the November vote citing the great expense and civil upset setup by the possible 6 month effect of its decision. The court refused and California is once again in turmoil.
A Field Poll shows 51% of Californians support the ban- private polls show much greater support for banning same-sex marriages.
McCain Says End Gas Tax; Raise Child Deduction, And End Spending Increases.
John McCain wants the federal government to suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax and 24.4 cent diesel tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day. He also renewed his call for the United States to stop adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and thus lessen to some extent the worldwide demand for oil. Federal taxes are per gallon while many states put a sales tax on gasoline and diesel so the higher the price and higher the tax.
McCain also called for the Department of Education to act to strengthen the student loans program that is under stress as many lenders have been cutting back or eliminating loans. He also wants to raise the income tax exemption from $3,500 to $7,000 per child, and suspend for one year all increased spending by federal departments.
McCain called for these reforms on the event of the April 15th income tax filing deadline.