In ruling terms, the California Supreme Court today decided to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage. 22 The proposition of the votes of the CA was passed and defined marriage as “between a man and a woman”. The court ruled 4-3 that domestic partnerships are not sufficient to replace marriage. Surprisingly, 6 out of 7 judges are Republican appointees, some of whom historically favor such bans. One of the three dissenting judges, Justice Marvin Baxter, concurred with some of the other arguments, saying the court had overstepped its authority and that the decision should be left to the voters. Gov. Schwarzenegger vowed to respect the verdict of the court and not support the amendment in the opposing state. court of the ruler. Opponents of the ruling will try to ban gay marriage in the state constitution if they receive enough petitions for signatures. He will be elected in November, and will ask to remain in power until then.
The positions of McCain, Clinton and Obama are all very similar. Clinton and Obama support gas prices, health care, etc. , gay marriage is not in the public debate about gay marriage. With so much crisis, the blow of war, to make this a campaign issue, would probably pull back any candidate. Many voters have already spoken about how they feel about the protection of marriage, and while this is a happy day in California, unless the Supreme Court the matter is attacked, I doubt, the country of California will fall.
Justice Baxter’s dissent is perhaps the most interesting point in this ruling. Do judges have the right to overturn the will of the people? Many have compared this case to illegal interracial marriage, and Pia v. Virginia used the case itself. the argument of the merits under the equal protection of the law. Activism on the tribunal debate has become more difficult, as referrals have been overturned in many cases. This has caused an uproar among voters who feel their voices are not being heard. So where do we go from here? The next months and years are sure to show the results of today’s decision, and this debate will continue until America finds some closure.
