1.0 link 147126 <![CDATA[Prop 8 Fight Reveals an Ally and an Alibi]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hans-johnson/prop-8-fight-reveals-an-a_b_147126.html A wave of protests and litigation over California's vote to deny same-sex couples the freedom to marry have shifted public attention forward from the circumstances surrounding Prop 8's narrow passage on Nov. 4.

But the gay community and its friends would do well to dwell a moment on why the measure reached the ballot and who took their side in the most expensive political fight in the history of the gay-rights movement. Both questions hold lessons for the future.

Passage of the...

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