Could it be possible? Has California finally had its head removed from its ass and is now going to respect the civil rights of ALL people? Today, a San Francisco Federal Judge agreed with Judge Vaughn Walker's decision last week and refused to let the prejudices of a group of people become a legalized prejudice. The ban on same-sex marriage in the state of California has been overturned by this Federal Judge and experts are saying that this issue will most likely end up at the Supreme Court. Congratulations to all those that fought (and are still fighting) tirelessly to keep people's civil rights in tact, and kudos to both of these judges! EQUALITY IS NOT UP FOR POPULAR VOTE. You can't strip away people's basic civil rights just because a lot of other people agree with you. If you could then women would still not be allowed to vote and black people would still be segregated. Heck, up until the 1980's "popular vote" was still against interracial marriage. I love this post in the comments section of a CNN article this morning: This person makes an excellent point, which leads to my "Why?" question of the day: Someone please enlighten me. 2 men in Vermont getting married in no way impacts your heterosexual marriage in New Mexico. NOTHING changes for you. Your taxes don't go up (or down); you're not forced to get a divorce; your kids are not instantly "turned gay"; and the fabric of society does not rip apart and crumble into fine dust. It's already been tested... gay marriage is legal inMassachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, and Iowa . The world hasn't fallen apart yet. Maybe I just missed it??