http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7711127.stm Page last updated at 21:24 GMT, Wednesday, 5 November 2008 California bans same-sex marriage BBC 翻譯: phyton Californian voters have chosen to ban same-sex marriage, months after it was legalised by the state's top court. 數月之前，加州最高法院將同性婚姻合法化，而今選民決定禁止同性婚姻 The measure restricting marriage to heterosexual couples gained 52% support - more than 5.1 million votes - with nearly all precincts declaring results. 這次公投將婚姻限制在異性戀伴侶，而獲得了 52 % 的支持(也就是有五百多萬選票) ，幾乎所有的選民都表達了意見 Twenty-seven US states already ban same-sex marriage. California's legal approval had seen thousands of gay couples wed there since May. 美國有 27 個州已經禁止了同性婚姻。加州今年五月將同性婚姻合法化之後， 數以千計的同志伴侶到該州完婚。 State Attorney General Jerry Brown has said those marriages will remain valid. 州司法部部長 Jerry Brown 表示這些婚姻仍然有效。 Legal challenges to the measure, known as Proposition 8, are likely. 反對這項法案(Proposition 8)的法律行動很可能發生。 The referendum called for the California constitution to be amended by adding the phrase that: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognised in California." 這項公投要求加州憲法應該修正如下：「加州只承認並許可一男一女的婚姻。」 The ballot measure was keenly fought with more than $70m spent on advertising by both sides - breaking national records for campaigning on a social policy initiative. 在競選期間贊成及反對的雙方共花了超過七千萬美元的經費在廣告上，這是美國史上 花費最高的社會政治議題 The BBC's Peter Bowes in Los Angeles says that for many liberal Californians, on a day when Barack Obama was swept to victory, the election was a bittersweet experience. BBC 洛城記者 Peter Bowes 說在 Barack Obama 壓倒性的贏得大選之後，這項選 舉結果帶改加州自由派民重五味雜陳的感覺。 He said they won the White House - but lost on an issue many believed had already been resolved by the courts. 他說他們贏得了白宮，但在深信已被司法解決的問題上敗退。 Conservative groups have welcomed the ban. 保守團體對結果表示歡迎。 "People believe in the institution of marriage" said Frank Schubert, co-manager of the Yes on 8 campaign. "Yes on 8" 的共同負責人 Frank Schubert說「人們信仰婚姻的神聖性」 "It's one institution that crosses ethnic divides, that crosses partisan divides." 「那是跨倫理論述，跨黨派成見的神聖不可侵犯」 But gay rights supporters vowed to fight on. 但同志權益支持者宣稱他們會繼續奮鬥。 Kate Kendall, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights said "there has been enormous movement in favour of full equality in eight short years". 女同志權益國家中心的執行長，Kate Kendall 表示，「在短短八年之內，已有許多的 行動認同全面的平等」 "That is the direction this is heading, and if it's not today or tomorrow, it will be soon," she added. 「這是整體的大方向，就算今日無法達成，在不久的未來一定會發生」 Florida and Arizona also backed proposals to ban gay marriage, by 62% and 56% respectively, on 4 November. 佛羅里達和亞壢桑納兩州也支持禁止同性婚姻 The measure was among 153 state-level proposals up for vote on US presidential election day. 這項題案是與美國總統大選同實的 153 個州級議題其中一項 Other measures under consideration by 36 states ranged from initiatives on gambling, drug laws and stem cell research to tax laws and affirmative action on race. 其他議題包括開放博奕，藥物法律，幹細胞研究，稅法及種族平權法案 There were 59 such initiatives in 2008. 2008 年則有 59 項類似的提案 In South Dakota and Colorado, measures curtailing abortion rights were rejected. 南達科塔和科羅拉多否決了限制墮胎權利的提案 Michigan voted to allow medical use of marijuana, while Nebraska voted to end race- and gender-based affirmative action. 密西根通過大麻在醫療上的使用；內布拉斯加通過了種族與性別的平權法案 In Oregon, a measure designed to limit teaching of students in language other than English to no more than two years was defeated. 奧勒岡限制用英語以外的語言教學不得超過兩年的提案遭到否決 Washington state voted to allow doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill people. 華盛頓州通過醫生協助下的對末期病患的安樂死 Amid deep economic uncertainty, proposals to cut state income taxes were defeated decisively in North Dakota and Massachusetts. 即便在經濟情勢不明朗之下，北達科塔仍否決了減少所得稅的提案 Missouri repealed a $500 loss limit designed to protect compulsive gamblers on riverboats. 密蘇里廢止了保護船艇上賭客的五百美金輸錢上限條款 --

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