Wednesday, September 14, 2005

I actually feel a little bad for Ah-nuld

One must comment. It is with both happiness and sadness that I note that California legislature is the first in the US to pass a gay marriage law. It passed both theAssembly and Senate. And normally, Arnold would sign it.

Earlier in this whole thing (back when he was running and on Jay Leno), he said that the mayor of San Francisco shouldn't be authorizing weddings, it was a job of the legislature to pass these kind of laws. In fact, that is what pretty much every Replublican has said. It isn't the judges job to legislate from the bench - the legislatures make the laws.

But Politics screws with all. Arnold is actually pushing a few measures in a special November ballot. These include limiting budget growth, and a move towards re-districting to take it out of the hands of the politicians. I agree with both actually (in 2004 not one of our 51 House seats or ANY of our State Assembly or Senate seats changed parties - they draw totally safe districts). But, here is the rub. Arnold has to get out theRepublicans to vote for the measures.

The Republicans aren't going to get out and vote the way the governer wants who just signed a Gay Marriage law.

So Arnold's aide has stated this (even Arnold couldn't say this with a straight face (no pun intended)), "The governor believes that this issue should be resolved through the iniative process or resolved by the State Supreme Court."

Oh well, Scott says. I can't be mad, because it does no good. But again - I say good for the California legislature. So I can't be mad at him really, I understand the way the world works. But I can hope that Maria knees him right in the nuts.