Schwarzenegger denounces effort to re-ban same-sex marriage

The state Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage May 15 and the weddings began on June 16.

Appearing on TV’s Meet The Press on June 29, Schwarzenegger was asked:
”You have a lot of propositions on the ballot again this fall. One of them would mean a constitutional ban on gay marriages. Do you support that?”

”No, not at all,” Schwarzenegger replied. ”As a matter of fact, I think the Supreme Court made a decision there. It was apparently unconstitutional to stop anyone from getting married. It’s like 1948, the interracial marriage, when the Supreme Court of California has, you know, decided it was unconstitutional and then later on the Supreme Court of the United States followed, I think 10 or 12 years later. So I think it is, it’s good that California lead — is leading in this way.”

”I personally believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman,” the governor added. ”But at the same time I think that my, you know, belief, I don’t want to force on anyone else, so I think we should stay with the decision of the Supreme Court and move forward. There are so many other more important issues that we have to address in California. So I think to spend any time on this initiative I think is a waste of time.”

It was not the first time Schwarzenegger had denounced the proposed amendment, but it was the first time he has done so on national television.