[Aetius]

I know I shouldn't be surprised, but somehow I am stunned that these state legislators are so arrogant as to propose a law clearly in contradiction with a superior ballot measure passed just a few years ago by over 60% of the state vote. How can they get away with this?

[SteveMcKing]

Why can't I just get a civil union with my girlfriend? Marriage is too messy and complicated... I don't want all that.

And who cares if our kids get jealous at other parents' marriages. It takes a village to raise kids!

[BigFinn]

That is why they have to pass the Marriage Amendment Act. Defining by 'law' that marriage is between a man and a women. Period. End of discussion.

[concerned about politics]

No lawmaker is above the law or the people. Yet state legislators who are pushing AB 19 show no respect for the constitution, laws or people of California.
AB 19, which would issue same-sex "marriage" licenses in every county in California, passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on April 26.

California is very liberal. They don't believe in people voting. They prefer to have dictators in black order the masses into submission.

The Hollywood Communist trials weren't held for nothing, you know! The federal government had a very, very good reason to hold the trials.

[T Lady]

The California state legislature is a den of iniquity. And until the people in this state wake up and recognize the Democrat-led caucus for what it really is--a cabal of Marxists and freaks, California, Gov. Arnold and the handful of Republicans notwithstanding, will go straight to Hades in a handbasket.

Redistricting isn't going to be enough--Mark Leno and his ilk NEED TO BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE. PERIOD.

-Regards, T.

[Always Right]

The state Legislature simply cannot create "same-sex marriage." The politicians cannot repeal the people's vote.

That's what judges are for.

[caseinpoint]

They are arrogant because it has worked in the past.

California voters passed Prop. 187(?) to deny illegal immigrants public benefits beyond emergency medical treatment. No good. The California Teachers' Association spent millions of dollars to campaign against it but it passed, with a majority of the legal Hispanic vote supporting it (guess whose jobs are taken first). Anyway, even though it passed by a big margin, the special interest groups went into court to stop it and Governor Gray Davis, before his demise basically instructed the state government not to pursue any appeal to a higher court, thereby enshrining a lower court ruling that invalidated the measure.

Further, they can be arrogant because a few years ago the dominant democrats, with connivance by the scaredy-cat republicans, redrew all the legislative districts which had the effect of freezing nearly every legislative district as it then was (i.e., democratic districts were heavily drawn to democratic voters and republican districts were heavily drawn to republicans. Since the republicans were in the minority, it ensured minority status would remain for at least ten years. It is one of the things Schwarzenneggar is trying to change.

On the gay marriage issue, all they have to do is find a court that is willing to rule on the tortured logic of Prop. 222 and they are mostly home free. Although we have a republican governor, the attorney general is staunch democrat and running for another public office in the next election. He would just not appeal.

When you have a corrupt legislature and a willing judiciary, there isn't much you can do except plan to move out of state as soon as possible. Wish I could be more optimistic, but the deck is really stacked here.

[EGPWS]

No lawmaker is above the law or the people.

Prove it.