Posted on 09/07/2005 6:06:36 PM PDT by SmithL
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Wednesday that he will veto a bill seeking to allow gay marriages in California.
Schwarzenegger said the legislation, given final approval Tuesday by lawmakers, would conflict with the intent of voters when they approved Proposition 22. That measure was put on the ballot in 2000 to prevent California from recognizing same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.
"We cannot have a system where the people vote and the Legislature derails that vote," the governor's press secretary, Margita Thompson, said in a statement. "Out of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill)."
Despite his promise to veto the bill, Schwarzenegger "believes gay couples are entitled to full protection under the law and should not be discriminated against based upon their relationship."
"He is proud that California provides the most rigorous protections in the nation for domestic partners," the statement said.
The Republican governor had indicated in previous statements that he would veto the bill, saying the debate over same-sex marriage should be decided by voters or the courts.
A state appeals court is weighing an appeal of a San Francisco judge's ruling striking down state laws barring gay marriages. Meanwhile, opponents of same-sex marriages are planning measures on the ballot next year that would place a ban on gay marriages in the state constitution.
The announcement dampened a celebratory mood among the bill's supporters, who only the night before cheered, hugged and kissed as the state Assembly narrowly sent the bill to the governor's desk.
Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, had called bans on gay marriage "the last frontier of bigotry and discrimination."
The bill passed the Legislature through the persistence of its sponsors, Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco. His original bill had failed in the Assembly by four votes in June, but he then amended it to another bill in the Senate, which voted to approve it last week.
It was that amended bill the Assembly passed by a bare majority on Tuesday. Four Democrats who did not vote on the bill in June provided the winning margin this week.
The vote made the California Legislature the first legislative body in the country to approve of same-sex marriage. Gay marriage licenses in Massachusetts and civil unions in Vermont were granted through court rulings.
Conan slices it back to Californication. LOL!
THANKS for the ping! After all the CRAP he's had lately from the radical Left, maybe he's growing a little more socially Conservative....well, we can PRAY.
AMEN to this!
Love that Arnie! He knows we the voters do not want this!
AB 866
-Code of Fair Campaign Practices [Vetoed 09/07/05]
-Author: Speaker Pro Tem Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/Daly City)
-This bill would add to the pledge contained in the Code of Fair Campaign Practices that the candidate will not use or permit any appeal to negative prejudice based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
AB 849 (fka AB 19) [Schwarzenegger Vows to Veto]
-The Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage Protection Act, AB 849 (formerly known as AB 19)
-Authors: Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez (D- Los Angeles)
-Existing law provides that marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between a man and a woman (Prop 22 - Family Code). This bill would instead provide that marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil contract between 2 persons.
AB 1400
-Civil Rights Act of 2005
-Author: Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz)
-The bill amends the Unruh Civil Rights Act to specify that businesses that provide services or goods to the public cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.
SB 973
-“Domestic Partners Retirement Equity bill”
-Author: Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica)
-Allows public employees who retired prior to the enactment of AB 205 (2003 domestic partnership law) to pass their benefits on to a partner when they die.
Uncle Ted is probably pissed.
Yeah, that's right, the woman who I spoke with yesterday in one of the Governor's regional offices said that same thing. The bill was tagged onto some field biology necessities. Covert like, to no one's surprise.
"protected a word."
Maybe, but words are important. They are the key to people's understanding of things. Allowing the gay-rights people to say they have "marriage" would contribute to the erosion of the fundamental categories by which we understand our society. As intended.
Not for nothing do the gay-rights wackos regard domestic partnerships as a second-class status.
As a Californian, I also savor ANY defeat of the vile left-wing machine that runs this state. I'll save the carping for later, thank you.
STFU you DU-rat! Of coarse you'd expect someone to do it for you because you don't even know how to use a gun!!
GOOD FOR ARNOLD!!!
A word can be pretty important. Remember the "is" problem? If the "word" isn't that important, why fight for it?
The point is that he's protecting democracy. Citizens voted and he's making sure that those votes count. I thought that was paramount to democrats? Right? Each vote counts, right? Come on, help me out here. Either you want the votes to count or you don't.
"why a so-called RINO in a blue state remains preferable to a Dem"
Yes. These days, a Rat is almost always worse. It isn't always obvious, but you have to look at the full range of issues, on all of which the Rats have insane positions.
It's hard to argue that Arnold is a conservative, but at least he isn't crazy.
man..Kali has a wicked state assembly
To a certain extent, you are correct. But the gay agenda crowd would not be pushing for this word if it didn't matter.
And though civil unions and domestic partnerships are big, big trouble, if I had a choice between a guy taking a whiz on my dictionary or on my Bible, I'd say "dictionary" every time.
Of course, in the real world I'd rip his head off, but I'm just speaking hypothetically.
Just heard this on Fox! Good boy, Arnie!
I can't believe they have not removed the comment yet.
GOOD Rack Arnoldddd
Hey Howlin we do have civial marriage protect under the law they just want Legalize gay marriage in state of Cali
Me too. That says more about him than it says about us.
Uh huh....uh huh. We bad!
Woo-Hoo!!
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