Sponsors of Prop 8 Put 18K Gay Marriages At Risk of Ending

Could marriage be nullified and over for 18,000 married gay couples? If proposition 8 sponsors have their way, their "I do's" will mean nothing.

More than a month after the controversial California measure, the legal battles continue. Sponsors of Prop 8 presented themselves before the California Supreme Court today, hoping to nullify gay marriages that took place before the ban. Proposition 8 asks to insert marriage defined as between a man and a woman. It won a "yes" vote during the November 4 election by 4%, effectively overturning the original Supreme Court ruling that recognized gay marriages. Representing the Prop 8 sponsors was none other than Kenneth Star, the independent prosecutor who infamously went after former President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial. Starr says that the directness of Prop 8 should warrant a nullification of gay marriages that took place in California.

"...There are no conditional clauses, exceptions, exemptions or exclusions," reads the brief co-written by Pepperdine University law school dean Kenneth Starr.

Attorney General Jerry Brown reportedly disagrees and feels that Prop 8 should not overturn previous marriages. His office is scheduled to provide an argument to the Supreme Court today Well, I guess it wasn't enough to prevent gay marriages from happening