Posted by Dale Carpenter: Final exam in California constitutional law: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_05_24-2009_05_30.shtml#1243372089
Under the decision of the California Supreme Court in , would the following change to the state constitution be an amendment or a revision: �Reserving the official designation of the term �marriage� for the union of opposite-sex couples of the same race, but leaving undisturbed all of the other extremely significant substantive aspects of an interracial couple�s state constitutional right to establish an officially recognized and protected family relationship and the guarantee of equal protection of the laws.� In your answer, do not discuss whether the change would be wise or sound as a matter of policy or whether you , as an individual, believe it should be part of the California Constitution. Be sure to discuss whether the proposed change would have a substantial or, indeed, even minimal effect on the governmental plan or framework of California. Also, do not consider whether the change would violate the federal constitution.
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