Liberals don't like democracy, which is why they like the courts to ram through ideas most people don't agree with. Now we have the California Supreme Court deciding voters shouldn't get to determine its own laws.
The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
The state high court's 4-3 ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to block same-sex marriage, while the Legislature has twice passed bills to authorize gay marriage. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed both.
I don't mind if states allow gay marriage provided the voters want it. After all, that is the point of democracy.
Naturally, nutroots hail the decision and seem worried that democracy might still win out.
the initiative to strike down their ruling has already gathered over a million signatures and is just waiting for verification from the Secretary of State before it goes on the November ballot. It's 14 words long, identical to the wording of Prop 22 back in 2000: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." This time, however, it's a constitutional initiative, not a statutory initiative, so if it passes it will be immune to court challenges.
Yeah, it would be a shame if people actually got to determine the laws in this country instead of having judges find hidden meanings all over the place.
Cross-posted at Common Sense Political Thought.
UPDATE: Aphrael makes a compelling argument for the court's decision in the comments.
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