The Supreme Court, justifiably so, ruled that those seeking to uphold Proposition 8 did not have the "legal standing" to do so. In order to have "legal standing," you must personally have an interest in the outcome. In the original ruling, Proposition 8 was struck down. The State, under Attorney General Edmond Brown, (now Governor), refused to appeal the case, but a group in support of Prop 8 did, and it is that group which did not have the legal standing to step in to the litigation in State of California's stead. So, the original Court decision stands as is and all of the appeals were flawed.
The right to gay marriage in California has been voted down several times. The most recent attempt in 2008, Proposition 8, made gay marriage unconstitutional by amendment. Almost 80% of the eligible voters voted in that election and 52% of those voted for the amendment.
Now, I disagree with the outcome. The outcome is that gay marriage in California could resume immediately, although the majority of Californians are against it. It seems to me this is about the third time this has occurred. If you're going to blame anyone for this outcome, it has to be Brown.
It is possible, I presume, for the state to now take the matter up on appeal, since it has standing. Or, the populace has to create and pass some other law to prevent same sex marriages. I continue to maintain that the issue of same sex marriage is a states' right issue, (in other words not subject to the creation of a Federal law,).
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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