Same-Sex Marriage in California

The New York Times reports today that the California legislature yesterday passed a bill amending the state's family code to define marriage as bewteen "two persons" rather than as between a man and a woman.  Governor Schwarzenegger has not publicly taken a position on the act, but one spokesperson has indicated that he the matter as one that should be settled by the courts, rather then the legislature.  The legislative action comes despite the overwhelming vote of Californias voters in 2000 in favor of Proposition 22, which defined marriage as between a man and a woman.