representing them they filed a motion saying there should be no state. in their arguments requesting the stay be denied attorneys for the to same-sex couples who filed the suit in the first place said, plaintiffs and other gay and lesbian californians will continue to suffer irreparable harm if proposition 8 subrational deprivation of their constitutional rights is prolonged. in their argument attorneys for the governor say denying the state for there s california is of vital interest in respecting the relationships of same-sex couples and does not burden any governmental interests. attorneys for the attorney general say, the potential for burdens should future marriages of same-sex couples be later declared invalid, are outweighed by this court s conclusion that proposition 8 is unconstitutional the harm to the plaintiffs outweighs any harm to the state defendants. if the attorney general request that a request for a stay pending appeal be denied. the whole issue is here d