(St. Paul, MN) -- A federal judge has struck down California's Proposition Eight, and Minnesotans can now expect a renewed push for a constitutional amendment in this state prohibiting same-sex marriage, after a federal judge struck down California's Proposition Eight. Opponents of same-sex marriage want an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, warning the current "Defense of Marriage" law is vulnerable to court challenges. Both sides want to make same-sex marriage an issue in the fall election, but the economy and the war could overshadow it. Meanwhile, Catholic Archbishop John Neinstedt [[NINE-sted]] is criticizing the judge's ruling in the California case, calling it "sad and almost incomprehensible" for the court to deny the Judeo-Christian and natural law definition of marriage, particularly after the people of California voted to support it.
