Ari Ezra Waldman is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After practicing in New York for five years and clerking at a federal appellate court in Washington, D.C., Ari is now on the faculty at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. His research focuses on gay rights and the First Amendment. Ari will be writing weekly posts on law and various LGBT issues.

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Activists at the organization Equality California (EQCA) announced on April 4 that they are beginning an outreach campaign to gauge the interests of gay Californians on putting marriage equality on the ballot in 2012. According to EQCA’s press release, the organization will “survey its membership, hold 10 town halls across the state and an online town hall, conduct a poll of likely 2012 voters, consult with political experts, coalition partners and engage with its members and the LGBT community.” Whether EQCA runs the possible campaign is not my (present) concern. The more important question is whether we want the existence of our rights to be subject to a majority vote.

Let’s assume that if marriage equality goes on the ballot in 2012, we will win and same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in California. As a matter of law and legal policy, is that a good idea? What do you think?

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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