Reply #8: The cases had solid legal reasoning -

[Ms. Toad]

based on the declaration of the Court that marriage was a fundamental right, which might have bumped the change made by prop 8 into one that would have had to be achieved by another means than referendum - so I had hope. Still do. But I knew it was an uphill battle with no better than a 50-50 chance of succeeding.

Time to start working on a petition drive to put a repeal on the ballot as soon as possible. . . she says, knowing that she is not in California to do the legwork.