[Carling]

The bill would require registered partners to file their California taxes as married couples, though they could choose between filing a joint return or filing separately. They'd no longer file as single or head-of-household taxpayers.

Basically, the purpose of this bill is to devalue legal marriage if you read between the lines. More of the same...

[CottonBall]

So what's Arnie gonna do now? This is bad timing for him. He can further alienate his Republican base by letting it become law - not good in an election year. Or he can veto it and alienate the social liberals that he's been pandering to. Decisions, decisions!