Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason

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?