Proposition 8 is about a lot of things including preserving freedom of religion, speech, and association, but parental rights are also on the line if Proposition 8 does not pass.
Here is what the United States Supreme Court said in 2000 in the case of Troxel v. Granville: "Our jurisprudence historically has reflected Western civilization concepts of the family as a unit with broad parental authority over minor children. Our cases have consistently followed that course."
Thus, parental rights are based on "Western civilization concepts of the family" i.e., one man and one woman who come together to raise children. This is the family. When those concepts are no longer the legal definition of the family in this nation, then the foundation upon which parental rights are based is completely removed.
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