Washington, DC- Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declaring California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a 2 – 1 decision.  Proposition 8 (Prop. 8) was narrowly passed in November 2008 and amended the California constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.