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Fate of 18,000 existing marriages.
Unfortunately the Democratic process alone is not sufficient to some. Supporters of gay marriage vandalized Yes on 8 signs, delivered hate mail, and ultimately death threats. Top organizers on the Yes on 8 movement had to hire personal bodyguards for their protection. Ultimately the realization that the people had spoken led to protests and arrest.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447744,00.html</ref>
Unfortunately the Democratic process alone is not sufficient to some. Supporters of gay marriage vandalized Yes on 8 signs, delivered hate mail, and ultimately death threats. Top organizers on the Yes on 8 movement had to hire personal bodyguards for their protection. Ultimately the realization that the people had spoken led to protests and arrest.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447744,00.html</ref>
The ACLU states "The California Attorney General, Equality California, and the nation's leading LGBT legal groups agree that the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who married between June 16, 2008 and the possible passage of Proposition 8 are still valid in the state of California and must continue to be honored by the state."<ref>ACLU, ''California Will Continue to Honor Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Who Married Before the Possible Passage of Prop. 8, Initiative Would Only Apply to Future Marriages'', 11/5/2008 [http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/relationships/37701prs20081105.html]</ref> Others disagree, including blogger Eugene Volokh, who outlines several different possible outcomes, including converting the marriages to domestic partnerships, which in California are very similar to marriage.<ref>The Volokh Conspiracy, ''What Will Happen to California Same-Sex Marriages?'', Eugene Volokh, November 5, 2008 [http://www.volokh.com/posts/1225907782.shtml]</ref>
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