Yay! I hope it survives November. How does the governor feel about it? Because sometimes I think it's possible that the election of a more pro-gay marriage governor here did a lot to squash the opposition's enthusiasm.
He's very wishy-washy - wouldn't sign the bill before the legislature - which would have made this all A Lot Simpler - but won't support the initiative either. Basically, I suspect personally in favor but unwilling to anger Republican constituents.
``I respect the court's decision and as governor, I will uphold its ruling,'' said California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, in a statement. ``As I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state supreme court ruling.''
My thinking is that he didn't want to expend political capital on the bill when it was clear that even if he signed the bill there was going to be a fight over a ballot proposition to overturn.
This way he gets to add the "I respect the court's decision" argument to his position.
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I hope it survives November. How does the governor feel about it? Because sometimes I think it's possible that the election of a more pro-gay marriage governor here did a lot to squash the opposition's enthusiasm.
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From http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7vLK0.YYMho&refer=home:
``I respect the court's decision and as governor, I will uphold its ruling,'' said California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, in a statement. ``As I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state supreme court ruling.''
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This way he gets to add the "I respect the court's decision" argument to his position.
It's tactics, I think.