California Election 2006 Watch: Phil Angelides As California Governor Would Sign Bill Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y, center, offers her support to California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, right, during a news conference in San Francisco, Friday, July 7, 2006. Looking on at left are state Controller Steve Westly and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, second from left. Angelides will face California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the fall election.

Contra Costa Times: Angelides throws support behind same-sex marriage

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides said Friday that if he unseats Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November, he would sign a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in California.

Angelides talked about the issue the day after New York’s high court upheld that state’s one-man, one-woman marriage laws and as a California appeals court prepared to consider whether a trial judge erred in declaring the state’s marriage laws unconstitutional.

“I would sign the marriage equality bill because I believe if we can get behind people to build a lasting relationship, that is a good thing,” Angelides said at a news conference where Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., urged voters to support him.

The California Legislature last year became the first lawmaking body in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill, saying it was up to voters or the courts, not lawmakers, to settle the matter.

The measure’s sponsor, Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, plans to reintroduce it in December after the election.

Clinton, who does not support same-sex marriage, refused to answer questions about Thursday’s court ruling in her home state, but she made a brief pitch on Angelides’ behalf during the $1,000-a-head fund-raiser.

The next sound you hear  is the air going out of the California Democrat Party’s balloon attempting to deny California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger re-election.

A super majority of voters in California do NOT support GAY marriage.

If Arnold ever thought he had trouble motivating conservative fundamentalist Christian voters to turn out and vote for him – well, they are motivated now.

Even Hillary Clinton who made a very brief fund-raising appearance for Angelides in San Francisco yesterday would not touch this HOT issue. Hillary is very smart politically and knows this issue does NOT have majority support by the voters and she wants to be President.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton , D-N.Y, left, embraces California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides after endorsing him at a news conference in San Francisco.

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