The Case Against 8

The Case Against 8 is a film by Ben Cotner and Ryan White that documents the battle to overturn California's proposition 8. Proposition 8 is a California ballot proposition against same-sex marriage; stating that marriage is between a man and a women. In 2008, a majority of the voters voted to eliminate the right for same-sex couples to marry. The film focused on Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown, two California governors that were not in support of Proposition 8. In order to challenge the fact that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional, it reached to the Supreme Court as Hollingsworth v. Perry,which questioned whether the ballot was against the constitution; the Fourteenth Amendment, which fought for equal protection and due process. Holligsworth vs. Perry refers to the federal court cases that legalized same-sex marriage in California. Prop 8 was then found unconstitutional after the trial and now private parties are not able to replace the govt. officials duty-bound to act for the state in a federal lawsuit. Outlawing Prop 8 allows future generations to believe in the changed definition of marriage; the emotional connection and commitment between two human beings.