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    In 2008 the real battle began for amending the state constitution on same-sex marriage rights. In the minds of professionals a lot of things went wrong with the proposition 8 campaign. One of the biggest problems that the campaign came across was money. It takes a lot of money to pass a bill or to appose a bill. Proposition 8 was neck and neck for yes and no results. Yes on 8 campaign requested assistants from the Mormon community and minority homophobia. The Yes on 8 campaign was lead by leaders

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    this many people defend the current laws prohibiting same-sex marriage. The current voting public of what was thought to be a liberal state has shown their disapproval by passing Proposition 8, a same-sex marriage bill on the 2008 ballot in California. Proposition 8 made same-sex marriage illegal in the state of California. This ballot passes with a 52-48 percent margin that went against a Supreme Court decision earlier that year that found another ban to be unconstitutional. This violated the equal

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    police have good reason to believe that this is due to sex trafficking. These kids were taken from their lives and are threatened even with the thought of leaving their trafficker. Some children have been able to escape, but this is very risky. A young, 13-year-old girl who has a mental illness was brought into sex trafficking because she believes that her trafficker loved her. She was sold for sex to around 40 men per day. Because of these reasons sex trafficking needs to become a thing of the past.

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    Proposition 62 Debate

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    investigations, lengthy trials and appeals – are leading many states to reevaluate and reconsider having this flawed and unjust system on the books. Proposition 62 is the

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    The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline This timeline provides information about the gay rights movement in the United States from 1924 to the present: including the Stonewall riots; the contributions of Harvey Milk; the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy; the first civil unions; the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York; and more. 1924 The Society for Human Rights in Chicago becomes the country's earliest known gay rights organization. 1948 Alfred Kinsey

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    couples are still working their way to equality. The monumental case which changed history is United States v Windsor and later in 2013, Hollingsworth v Perry. Why were the Supreme Court’s decisions on United States v Windsor so monumental? Did Proposition 8 violate the Constitution in Hollingsworth v. Perry (Santoro & Kent Wirth)? Did the Supreme Court Justices have standing

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    September 9, 1850 California became the 31st state, how this came about is “Mexico and the United States singed a treaty which ended the Mexican war and yielded a large portion of South west including present day California.” Previously in January 1848 gold had been discovered on the American River near Sacramento this rushed California’s admittance to the union. Furthermore, “in 1849 California sought statehood and heated debate in the U.S. congress arising out of the slavery issue. California would enter

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    Organizational Ambidexterity in Action: How Managers Explore and Exploit Author(s): Charles A. O'Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman Reviewed work(s): Source: California Management Review, Vol. 53, No. 4 (Summer 2011), pp. 5-22 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/cmr.2011.53.4.5 . Accessed: 27/11/2011 04:22 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms

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    Prop 227 Points of Contention Essay

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    sure to thoroughly discuss contrasting perspectives and the underlying reasons explaining the different positions people take on this topic. The main arguments surrounding Prop 227, is whether or not bilingual programs should be in schools in California. Some argue that having bilingual programs doesn’t help the student to learn English, it just reinforces their native language. Also it has be said that test scores supposedly did not improve in the bilingual programs. On the other hand though,

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    population, jobs, wages, services, and ultimately the economy of California. Not to mention the intricate tie the economy has to one of California’s biggest commerces; agriculture. The intention of this paper is to discuss and investigate the impact of immigrated persons on the economy of California and a look at both sides of of the argument about what could happen without a constant level maintained of immigrated persons to keep the California economy moving. Without the

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