<![CDATA[The Avoidable Tragedy of California's Prop 8]]>

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Whether we like it or not, the proponents of Prop 8 ran a devastatingly effective ad campaign.

The California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8, last November's successful initiative against same-sex marriage is all the more tragic in that the initiative never should have passed in the first place.

California has a long history of initiatives, dating back to the Progressive era efforts to smash special...

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