[Dilbert San Diego]

Why the heck does public opinion matter at all?

Public opinion would be reflected in the legislation on homosexual marriage, but not in court rulings. For example, three states voted for homosexual marriage in November, but 32 states, an overwhelming majority, have amended their constitutions to define marriage.

The legislature of New York and a couple of other states voted to allow homosexual marriage. Again, this is where public opinion is expressed, by who is elected, and the views of our elected representatives.

So, do we make laws through political correctness, public opinion polls, and court rulings?

A court has no business acting as a legislature or sounding out public opinion, in determining if our marriage laws are constitutional. The laws in question need to be measured against the constitution, not some public opinion poll.

[TexasFreeper2009]

exactly.

If public opinion shifts such that 3/4 of the people want to change the constitution.. then more power to them. Until then, it's not the SC’s job to change the constitution only to interpret it.

[Graybeard58]

Your comments were pretty much what I was going to say, you said it well. The people of California have already spoken, no court should be able to change the expressed will of the people.