SACRAMENTO –Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement regarding the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Proposition 8:

“Today the 9th Circuit made the correct decision in ruling Proposition 8 unconstitutional.  I have long believed that marriage is about love, not gender.  So it brings me great joy that the court recognized to be true what many of us already know—that Proposition 8 served only to discriminate.  It is my hope the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a similar fashion soon, so everyone who wants to marry can have the freedom to do so.”

For more information, visit www.asmdc.org/butler.

Assemblymember Betsy Butler represents California’s 53rd Assembly District, comprised of the communities of El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Marina del Rey, and portions of the City of Los Angeles.

Contact: Jay Day, (916) 319-2053