Getting California out of marriage business proposed as answer to Prop. 8 war

03/24/09 Sacramento Bee:

Two college students are "circulating petitions for a ballot initiative that would strike the word 'marriage' from state laws and substitute 'domestic partnership,'" reserving to domestic partnerships all the rights and benefits previously associated with state recognition of marriage.

Like the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee reports initial opposition to the proposed initiative. The Chronicle reporter claims that the initiative will probably not gain enough support to qualify for the 2010 ballot.