Analysts see veto of California gay marriage bill

[AlphaCentauri]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Aiming to shore up support among his Republican base, a politically weakened Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems almost certain to veto a bill that would allow gay marriage in California, political analysts said on Wednesday.

The bill, passed late on Tuesday in California's Democrat-led Assembly, marked the first time a state legislature in the United States has endorsed gay marriage. The state Senate backed the bill last week.

A spokeswoman for Schwarzenegger said the governor supports Proposition 22, a voter-approved measure defining marriage as between a man and woman. He also believes the courts are the "correct venue" for deciding on the state's ban on same-sex marriages, she said.

Gay marriage is under review in California courts following San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's decision in 2004 to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples -- a move that set off a national debate.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-09-07T210909Z_01_SPI776093_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-RIGHTS-CALIFORNIA-GAYS-DC.XML&archived=False

[PunkPop]

1. Girlie-man

If he had any guts he'd do what he knows to be right - SIGN IT!

[Mike_The_Computer]

2. Hear me now, and believe me next Tuesday, yah.

Gay equality is coming. Get on board or get bent.

[donheld]

4. You're right

Get with it or get run over. God make it soon.

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[Mike_The_Computer]

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[callous taoboy]

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[MisterP]

6. *wails with laughter*