Powered by USC Law http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz In a double symbolic blow to sexual orientation equality in the U.S. today, it was announced that the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/us/politics.html?partner=permalink&amp;exprod=permalink">invocation at the inauguration</a> of President Elect Barack Obama will be given by Rev. Rick Warren, and the U.S. refused to vote in support of a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/world/19nations.html?partner=permalink&amp;exprod=permalink">United Nations declaration</a> introduced in the General Assembly by France.&nbsp; Warren, the leader of the Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, actively campaigned for Proposition 8 to strip same-sex couples of their fundamental right to marry under the California Constitution.&nbsp; France's nonbinding declaration, supported by 66 countries, affirmed that international human rights protections extend to all persons &quot;regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Score -1 for the outgoing administration and -1 for the incoming administration. http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz/1/2008/12/The-United-Straights-of-America.cfm 2008-12-18T22:22:56-08:00 Prop 8,Barack Obama, human rights, United Nations,marriage