CA. Governor Vows Gay Marriage Veto
Published 12:00 am PST Friday, February 16, 2007
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section of The Sacramento Bee, Page A4
By: Peter Hecht, Bee Capitol Bureau
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, attending a California YMCA Youth and Government conference on Thursday, said he won't sign a bill to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in California if the measure is passed by the Legislature.
Asked by a high school student if he would sign a gay marriage bill, the governor said: "No. I wouldn't sign it because the people of California have voted on that issue."
He was referring to the passage of Proposition 22 in 2000 to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
Last year, the Republican governor cited the same initiative in vetoing a gay marriage bill by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco. Leno has introduced a similar bill this year, Assembly Bill 43.
Schwarzenegger said Thursday that if another gay marriage measure goes on the California ballot in the future, "the people can make the decision."
"They should make the decision," he said. "But it should not be me or the Legislature."
Peter Hecht, Bee Capitol Bureau
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