Analysts see veto of California gay marriage bill

[kweerwolf]

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://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=9589674&src=rss/ElectionCoverage

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

1. Wait! The COURTS are the correct venue?

WTF? Isn't that judicial activism? Isn't the legislature where these things are supposed to be decided (according to the RW talking points).

My head hurts from the inconsistency of the RW talking points.:wtf:

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. The Fix Is In

If they want the courts to decide, they know that the ruling is going to be favorable to them already. It's in the bag.

I can pretty much predict things based upon their reactions. If it looks bad(Schiavo)....blame the courts. If it looks good(Gore Vs Shrub), then embrace them.

[kweerwolf]

3. For right wingnuts the "correct" venue ...

... is whichever venue is more likely NOT to approve the measure or, in cases where legislatures and courts might actually approve the measure, then make it the venue most likely to produce the best sound bite: "Damn activist judges!" or "Damn lib'ruls in the legislature!"

(Taken from the Book of Rove, Chapter 12, Verse 34, King Dubya Version)