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Prop. 8 Demonstrations Grow Tense In Sacramento

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Nov 5, 2008 7:14 pm US/Pacific

Prop. 8 Demonstrations Grow Tense In Sacramento

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) ―

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Streets in midtown Sacramento were briefly shut down as a confrontation between supporters and opponents of Proposition 8 rapidly grew in size.

Authorities have reopened the streets near the intersection of 20th Street and L Street to traffic after a vigil by hundreds of Prop. 8 opponents was marred by reported heated confrontations. Dozens of police officers are on scene to try and prevent the demonstration from getting out of hand.

There have been reports that an altercation broke out at one point between supporters and opponents of Proposition 8, but police have made no arrests.

In San Francisco, hundreds of people have gathered on the steps of City Hall, holding candles and carrying signs that read "We all Deserve the Freedom to Marry."

Proposition 8 was approved by voters Tuesday, effectively stopping same-sex marriages across the state, but gay legal groups have already asked California's highest court to overturn the proposition.

The petition filed Wednesday asks the Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 8 on the grounds that voters did not have the authority to make such a dramatic change in state law. It argues that the measure revised, rather than amended the California Constitution, and therefore first should have been submitted to the state Legislature.

The Supreme Court refused to hear a petition making similar claims in June, when gay rights activists tried to get Proposition 8 struck from the ballot.

Two married women say they plan to sue, arguing that the amendment is unconstitutional because it violates their rights to equal protection under the law.

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