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10:01

SignOnLiveChatModerator - Welcome to today's politics chat. John Marelius will be joining us shortly. Today we are discussing Prop. 8 fallout, the state budget and anything else you are interested in talking about.

10:03

John Marelius - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to address the Legislature right now about the state budget deficit now estimated at $24 billion. We can chat about that, General Motors, Sonia Sotomayor, Proposition 8 fallout and anything else in national and state politics. So let's get to your questions and comments.

10:06

[Comment From ajaargh]
What do you think the chances are of seeing a constitutional convention here in California?

10:07

John Marelius - There's more and more talk about it. It's an intriguing idea, although I'm not sure at the end of the day it wouldn't be like one more blue-ribbon commission that writes a report and then nothing happens.

10:10

[Comment From Protect Marriage]
There should be a compromise. Extend all marriage benefits to Civil Unions. Gays would have Civil Unions and Religious Rights groups would have the word "marriage." Gays can still say that they are "married", because who is going to stop them?

10:11

John Marelius - That is pretty much President Obama's position. He favors extending all of the rights of marriage except the word marriage.

10:11

[Comment From Sally]
There should be no compromise

10:11

[Comment From Sally]
No "seperate but equal" that just makes different classes of citizens

10:11

SignOnLiveChatModerator -

John, if a constitutional convention is called, what are the chances the voters would approve any rewritten constitution?

10:12

[Comment From Sally]
The Yes on 8 stance is silly, they say gays are trying to "force" their lifestyles on people, yet people who's lifestyle they don't agree with marry all the time

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