California voters passed an initiative a few years ago limiting marriage to one man/one woman. The Legislature flipped-off the voters this year and passed a bill changing that definition, but Gov. Arnie says he will veto it:
Sacramento — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, under growing pressure from his conservative supporters, promised Wednesday to veto the gay-marriage bill passed less than a day earlier by the Democrat-led Legislature.
The Legislature’s action trampled over Proposition 22, an initiative passed overwhelmingly in 2000 that banned same-sex marriage in California, said a spokeswoman for the governor.
“The governor believes the matter should be determined not by legislative action — which would be unconstitutional — but by a court decision or another vote of the people,” said Margita Thompson, Schwarzenegger’s press secretary. “We cannot have a system where the people vote and the Legislature derails the vote. Out of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto AB849.”
As long as Prop. 22 is law, this bill would be inoperative anyhow.