Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will issue a decision that could have implications for the 2008 Presidential Election:
The California Supreme Court says it plans to issue its long-awaited decision on whether to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday.
The high court announced the pending opinion on its Web site Wednesday morning. Justices heard oral arguments in a series of cases brought by gay and lesbian couples, the city of San Francisco and two gay rights advocacy groups in early March.
The court has been asked to decide whether the state’s one man-one woman marriage laws violate the civil rights of same-sex couples.
If it rules in favor of the plaintiffs, California could become the second state after Massachusetts where gays and lesbians can legally wed.
Being California, my guess is that this will be a ruling in favor of the Plaintiffs. What the political implications will be, only time will tell. But given that the Republican Governor has already said he would oppose any effort to reverse Court decision in favor of marriage rights, this could turn out to be a game-changer.
H/T: Andrew Sullivan
