I'm sure tomorrow there will be protests and talking heads going critical mass, but that's tomorrow. For today I'm just going to be happy that sometimes we get things right. Even if it takes us a while.
California State Supreme Court, and the Circuit Court that has California in it, are the source of a lot of liberal rulings that later become law for the entire country. Fingers crossed.
I think it's surprising that, in this case, the court made a more liberal ruling than the electorate was prepared for.
That was the case in Massachusettes too. A lot of otherwise rational people seem to have a real knee-jerk reaction to gay rights and gay marriage, largely because of the prophecies of doom coming from the right.
And to be fair, the gay marriage ban was voted in in 2000, and a lot has changed in the California electorate since then. At least I hope so, because I'm sure someone will try to get a proposition on the ballot in November to change the california constitution to ban gay marriage. Which pretty much decides for me that I am absolutely maintaining California residency for November now, even if it means paying lots in taxes...
I am so psyched about this. I hope people don't start protesting; after all, MA already did this. Also, you need to tell me your five favorites here (http://users.livejournal.com/_usakeh_/17094.html)!
The state legislature twice passed laws to legalise gay marriage, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed them.
He said California's court system should rule on the matter.
Wow, that came back to bite him in the ass. ^_^
I remember the weekend a few years ago when there were a whole bunch of gay marriage ceremonies performed in San Francisco(I think in a race to get them done before the legislative decision was squashed), and the mayor even performed one himself for two of his staff members. Go California!
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I think it's surprising that, in this case, the court made a more liberal ruling than the electorate was prepared for.
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And to be fair, the gay marriage ban was voted in in 2000, and a lot has changed in the California electorate since then. At least I hope so, because I'm sure someone will try to get a proposition on the ballot in November to change the california constitution to ban gay marriage. Which pretty much decides for me that I am absolutely maintaining California residency for November now, even if it means paying lots in taxes...
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Awesome;I totally will XD
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He said California's court system should rule on the matter.
Wow, that came back to bite him in the ass. ^_^
I remember the weekend a few years ago when there were a whole bunch of gay marriage ceremonies performed in San Francisco(I think in a race to get them done before the legislative decision was squashed), and the mayor even performed one himself for two of his staff members. Go California!