Earlier this week a judge ruled that a measure approved by voters in California in 2008 to make same-sex marriages illegal, was in fact, illegal.
Supporters of Prop 8 are expected to appeal the decision, but that won't be heard until 2011, experts say.
The decision comes after the November 2008 approval of Prop 8, in which 52 percent of Californians agreed that marriage should be just for a man and a woman.
Here are a few ideas for a weekend piece:
— What is your state's stand on same-sex marriages? Don't know? This resource from about.com breaks down every state. Is there an impact in your state because of the decision made this week in California? If there are measures up for a vote in November or appeals on the table, what might the decision mean for those measures?
— What's reaction from politicians in your community or region? How do they think your state will react?
— Will this decision and the assumed appeals that will come make this a hot item for the November mid-term election? What do politicians and political science professors think? What about the 2012 election?
— What's reaction from legal folks in your community? Some are questioning the judge's impartiality and others say that it could be overturned in appeals. What's their take?
— This is a great poll question opportunity. Do readers support the decision or do they think that it will get overturned? Want something a bit more local or regional? Ask if readers think your state will at some point allow same-sex marriages and do they support it?
Earlier this week a judge ruled that a measure approved by voters in California in 2008 to make same-sex marriages illegal, was in fact, illegal.
Supporters of Prop 8 are expected to appeal the decision, but that won't be heard until 2011, experts say.
The decision comes after the November 2008 approval of Prop 8, in which 52 percent of Californians agreed that marriage should be just for a man and a woman.
Here are a few ideas for a weekend piece:
— What is your state's stand on same-sex marriages? Don't know? This resource from about.com breaks down every state. Is there an impact in your state because of the decision made this week in California? If there are measures up for a vote in November or appeals on the table, what might the decision mean for those measures?
— What's reaction from politicians in your community or region? How do they think your state will react?
— Will this decision and the assumed appeals that will come make this a hot item for the November mid-term election? What do politicians and political science professors think? What about the 2012 election?
— What's reaction from legal folks in your community? Some are questioning the judge's impartiality and others say that it could be overturned in appeals. What's their take?
— This is a great poll question opportunity. Do readers support the decision or do they think that it will get overturned? Want something a bit more local or regional? Ask if readers think your state will at some point allow same-sex marriages and do they support it?
