Thursday, May 15, 2008

Justice is Done

The California Supreme Court today ruled that it is unconstitutional to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples in the state.

The 4-3 opinion takes effect in 30 days, and will only face one serious challenge: a constitutional amendment on the ballot this November. And Governor Schwarzenegger, who vetoed a bill to legalize same sex marriage, has said that he will oppose the ballot initiative.

From the majority opinion, authored by the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court:

...we cannot find that retention of the traditional definition of marriage constitutes a compelling state interest. Accordingly, we conclude that to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional.
I cannot say it any better than that.

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