California Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Gay Marriage

[ScoutGotBig]

People I knew even personally witnessed poll workers telling people that if they were confused, just vote yes. Pretty awful.

hi-jack

Holy freaking cow - that's blatantly ILLEGAL here.  Oh boy, if I did that as a poll worker, not only would I never work again, I'd be taken to court over it.

[NutKitty]

I'm absolutely 100% for it!  I hope other states soon follow.  I've never understood why two consenting adults shouldn't be able to marry just because they are the same gender.

[P3]

I just had a thought . . . I'm an ordained minister and I live in CA . . . maybe I should market myself specifically for gay weddings! So if any of you all want to take a trip to CA and get married . . . I can marry you! LOL!  I'm partly joking, but I'm partly serious.

You most definitely should! I think you would be a part of something so special and historic. In twenty years, you could say that you were a part of the movement.

Ugh.... why'd I have to go and get engaged to a man? 

[mandycoot]

People I knew even personally witnessed poll workers telling people that if they were confused, just vote yes. Pretty awful.

hi-jack

Holy freaking cow - that's blatantly ILLEGAL here.  Oh boy, if I did that as a poll worker, not only would I never work again, I'd be taken to court over it.

Well, it's also blatantly illegal there.

[Pumpkinseed]

It actually makes me happy that I moved to california. I've always been a big supporter.. My husband told me the other day, My only reaction was "so now i can divorce you and marry the woman of my dreams?" He's all for it lol.

[taku]

  It's slow, but it's about time ALL tax paying citizens of this country had equal rights and privileges.
  Thankfully, the state of California used it's power properly to stop the desire of a majority to oppress the constitutionally granted rights to those of the minority.
   Excellent job, CA.
   

[liza]

I am SOOOO SOOOOO happy about this! I never understood why anybody would not want two people who love each other get married.
Love is love, who cares who loves whom?! I never understood that. I grew up in Germany and things are quite different there. Can you imagine the culture shock I encountered when I moved to rural Texas (straight from Germany) ? I loved it there, nothing against Texas, but it was such a taboo there!
When we got married in LA, I noticed how much more liberal people were in CA.

I am glad people who happen to love the same sex can finally get married!

My husband and I watched the news over and over again (thanks to DVR!) last night! Finally!!!

[strangeduck]

It's so exciting, to be sure.  But with gay marriage opponents all over the country pledging money to campaign for the constitutional amendment, it's scary.  I'd rather have a law in place that says I can't marry my girlfriend than a constitutional amendment.  20-30 years from now, I think most people will support gay marriage, as they come to see that gay aren't evil child molestors, but right now, the public support is so close on both sides, it's a huge unknown whether or not the amendment will pass.

You can bet I'm encouraging all my friends and family member who don't vote to register and vote against this one thing, if they vote on nothing else.