Massachusetts Rep. Carl Sciortino: Prop 8 in Unconstitutional

by Michael Jones · 2008-11-15 18:42:00 UTC
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Massachusetts State Representative Carl Sciortino read from California's State Constitution at this afternoon's Join the Impact rally in Boston. His point? Well, to quote California law: "All people are by nature free and independent and have certain inalienable rights." There is no reconciling Proposition 8 with this statement.

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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