JOSH GERSTEIN

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California Decision Puts Gay Marriage Back in the Race

By JOSH GERSTEIN | May 16, 2008

The California court’s ruling yesterday by a 4–3 margin will increase pressure on both men to take a clear stance on a measure likely to go before California voters in November to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage. The referendum would effectively overturn the court’s decision. “Either Obama or McCain could come to California and grab the brass ring of the majority of voters, but I think only John McCain would consider doing that,” a leading opponent of same-sex marriage on the coast, Randy Thomasson of the Campaign for Children and Families, said.