In its May 26, 2009 decision in Strauss v. Horton, the California Supreme Court ruled that California voters had the power to amend the state constitution to provide that marriage is only between a man and a woman. Opponents of Proposition 8 had argued that the measure was not just an amendment to the constitution (which can be accomplished by initiative), but a revision of the constitution (which cannot). The Supreme Court rejected this argument. It did, however, uphold the same-sex marriages carried out in California under Proposition 8.
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