Thank you California supreme court

Good job.

Ignoring the emotional arguments for the moment, I am particularly pleased with how chief judge George highlighted the limits of majority rule in a democracy. It was, in fact, the whole point that really mattered to me in this whole affair, and I am absolutely delighted it was used in such a decisive way. To wit: in a democracy, it does not matter what a majority thinks is right; minority rights must be preserved as long as they do not directly harm the majority (... in a significant way). This point sometimes seems to get lost in all those heated arguments about gay marriage, abortion, or what have you. That is the main difference in the gay marriage debate; those who seek to prohibit it are directly harming those who seek to allow it, but not so in the other direction. It was important to make this clear, and Judge George did just that.

So thank you, and to make a little pun, god bless.