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Schwarzenegger also reiterated that he would follow any court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. "Whatever the court rules, that is what we will go by," he said. "That is the new law."

I think Arnold gave thoughtful, careful answers. But the bit above jumped out at me. We now seem to have a society that believes Courts "legalize" things. That Court decision are "the new law".

I always thought that legislatures legalized things through the creation of new laws. Turns out the courts have that role. Who knew?