Gee, this came out of nowhere:
Calif. Court Voids S.F. Same-Sex MarriagesWell of course the mayor overstepped his authority. I mean, what idiot would think that the laws passed by the California Legislature and a YES vote on a proposition do not apply to their little slice of Earth?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Thursday voided the nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages sanctioned in San Francisco this year and ruled unanimously that the mayor overstepped his authority by issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
It's not a question of whether or not gay marriage should be allowed - it's whether one public official has the legal and moral authority to usurp the wishes of the people of California and their elected officials.
The wishes of the citizens of California have spoken, both through an approval of Proposition 22 and through the continued electing & re-electing of their representatives to Sacramento.
Now the only problem is someone clueing Gavin Newsom in on this concept....
Posted by Mad Mikey at August 12, 2004 12:38 PM | TrackBackYea, the justices chickened out and totally dodged the issue in a no-shit ruling. The local police chief could have made that ruling. So much for all the hysteria about "liberal judges" eh? Here I thought the California court would have at least almost as much balls as we do on the east coast. Apparently not.
Posted by: scroff at August 14, 2004 12:05 PM