“Gay marriage” was prohibited in California BY A REFERENDUM – in 2000, the PEOPLE of California voted, by a 2-1 majority, that marriage was “between one man and one woman”. What the California State Supreme Court has done is to overturn an actual election. And not a close one, either.
Not that this is surprising; the CA Supremes have _often_ written their own laws in opposition to the will of the people. There is often a price to be paid, in a state where Supreme Court justices can be voted OUT of office, a la Rose Bird. It may take a while, but the four justices who voted for gay marriage will face the voters – and this WILL be an issue.
Further, there will be a new initiative on the November ballot to write the prohibition into the California Constitution – where the state supreme court CANNOT override it. And giving Left-Coast conservatives, FINALLY, some reason to go to the polls. Because I, for one, am not particularly enthusiastic about the prospect of voting for John McCain.
