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I generally agree with Charlatan--in a representative republic, the folks elect a person to study the issues and represent their interests. However, when the voters of a state have spoken on a matter--in this case, gay marriage, but it could be any issue--then it's very presumptuous of the elected officals to say, in essence, "we know better than you." Had the matter never been put to a vote statewide, then the assembly members would have the shield of "we believe this bill represents what our constituency wants." But that's not the case here.
I applaud the governor for standing up for what the people of the state said they wanted. It'll be interesting to see how this is reported--will it be the governor overriding the legislature or will it be the governor being on the side of the voters?
I also have to wonder if there is going to be a big backlash in the legislature when those representatives are up for election again, especially those in districts where the issue failed to gain a majority and their representative voted for it anyway (and vice versa--if there were any that voted against it where the voters approved the ballot measure).
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