Assembly Bill 849

While at The Gay & Lesbian Center last night, I came across this article on Yahoo!:

California Assembly passes bill to allow gay marriage

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the ineffectiveness of FEMA, this little piece of legislation made its way through the State Senate and finally the Assembly! While this is great news for proponents of gay marriage, learning that the 41-35 vote followed party lines I find disturbing. The U.S. is quickly retreating from being of, by and for the People and is plunging headlong into of, by and for the Party. Listening to NPR this morning drove that point even farther home when a Republican Assemblyman, arguing against the Bill, called gay marriage "a great experiment," seeming to equate it more with a passing phase rather than with real people who wish to be in a recognized, committed relationship -- just like everyone else. (A "great experiment?" Gay marriage isn't some high school science project, mixing two chemicals together over a bunsen burner to see if they will either combine or explode.) ***sigh***

So the fate of gay marriage in California rests in the hands of Governor Schwarzeneggar. You can send an email to governor@governor.ca.gov, or fill out the electronic comment form at Govmail.ca.gov to ask him to sign AB 849 into law.