Could someone summarize the Gavin Newsome SF gay marriage thing for me?

[i like pizza]

I am doing a project for school that has to show Local, State, and National governments at work. How did Schwarzenegger respond to it? I know that Bush responded by trying to amend the constitution and what not.
thank you

[cally]

1. I'll try

Newsom decided to allow same sex marriages because it's basically a local decision. Many marriages took place and it was glorious. The Gropinator said it was unlawful under state rules and opposed the local marriages. We'll see what the courts decide.

[i like pizza]

2. so...

so arnold didnt declare them void or whatever? he just took a stand?

[cally]

3. Arnie didn't have the power to nullify the marriages

It depends on the courts. Arnie made a political statement and he was against gay/lesbian rights.

[sr_pacifica]

4. They are void

The court decided that. California has a law voted in a few years ago that states marriage is between a man and a woman only. Newsome's argument was that that law is unconstitutional. The court decided the marriages void because California law was the law of the land, so to speak.