It is encouraging that Governor Schwarzenegger has declared that he will oppose any attempt to pass an anti-gay marriage amendment to the California constitution. Sadly, he has vetoed pro-gay marriage bills that have passed the Legislature, but perhaps he is waking up to the inequity that LGBT couples face. Whatever the motivation, I am glad that he has stated that he will oppose writing discrimination into the state constitution. He also notes that there are far better things that the wwingnut Christianists could be expending their time on - even if not a constitutional amendment that would let Arnold run for president. Here are some highlights from the Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-marriage11april11,1,4001297.story):Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says if an initiative to ban gay marriage qualifies for the November ballot, he's prepared to fight it.California's governor was in San Diego today speaking at the annual convention of the Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's largest gay Republican group.
Schwarzenegger said he was confident that a ban would never pass in California but called the effort "a waste of time" -- joking that he wished activists would focus on allowing naturalized citizens to run for president instead.A Schwarzenegger spokeswoman did not say what prompted the governor to shift his position. He has previously vetoed bills that would have legalized gay marriage.
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