BREAKING NEWS

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a ban on same sex marriage is unconstitution becoming only the second state to allow gay couples to marry.

In a 4-2 ruling, the Republican dominated state Supreme Court ruled that gay and lesbian couples should have the right to marry. The court did, however, rule that all of the same-sex 2004 marriage licenses from San Francisco are null and void since mayor Mayor Gavin Newsom broke the law by performing gay marriages. Big deal though, because all those gays will just get to have another wedding! Two weddings are always better than one! And you win some and you loose some.

The 172-page ruling was monumental in its wording. Here's an except:

“In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual’s sexual orientation — like a person’s race or gender — does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.

We therefore conclude that in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples.”

Congratulations to the California gays!