Even though there was a great divide among the California State Supreme Court the court still came to the conclusion today that "Gay Marriage" cannot be prevented as it disenfranchises individuals and discriminates against a class of people. The California Supreme Court this morning legalized same-sex marriage for all citizens of the State of California. In a 4-3 ruling written by Chief Justice Ronald George, the Supreme Court struck down California laws that restrict marriage to heterosexual couples, finding that it is unconstitutional to deprive gays and lesbians of the equal right to walk down the aisle with a marriage license in hand. The likelihood of this decision being reversed at the U.S. Supreme Court level is very unlikely and it is likely that even more contests will be held in court systems around the country trying to remove similar bans on same-sex marriage in other states. Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco definitely made the right decision by allowing same-sex marriages in San Francisco until they were stopped simply because he made a clear message that San Francisco will do what is right and will not discriminate against certain groups of people. A spokesman for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom sent a simple e-mail to his press staff: "We won." California officials had defended the current law, despite the fact that both former Attorney General Bill Lockyer and current Attorney General Jerry Brown do not oppose gay marriage. State lawyers have argued that California's strong domestic partners laws essentially already provide equal benefits to same-sex couples, eliminating the need to tamper with the traditional definition of marriage laws. The Supreme Court has now decided that the state officials and state lawyers were wrong and that supporters of same-sex marriage and the Mayor of the City of San Francisco was in fact correct. I personally do not have any standing opinion on the matter other than the fact I believe in equal rights for all and I think in this situation the ban just had to go. I proudly am the first blogger to bring you this important legal decision which effects many. By: YouYap.com