Today's Prop 8 decision: You're following Canada's path to nation-wide same-sex marriage

[JBoy]

Today's decision in California is outstanding, and is reminiscent of how Canada moved to legal same-sex marriage across the country.

Between 2002 and 2005, courts in one province after another ruled that restrictions on same-sex marriage violated Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms (our equivalent of the US Consitution).

Finally, in 2005, the federal government introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage nation-wide. The draft bill was first referred to the Supreme Court of Canada, to ensure it would withstand a Charter challenge by those who would oppose the new law. It's now the law of the land.

Congratulations!

[Jennicut]

1. It truly is the way to go. Relying on public opinion to catch up is not really going to work.