Well, this is good news indeed. I have my fair share of gripes and disagreements with the US legal system, but it can't be faulted for its occasional bouts of judicial activism like this. It's good to know that Governor Schwarzenegger won't be supporting any constitutional amendments that'd try to overturn court's decision.

Predictably uninformed response from the fundies though:
Quote Originally Posted by some tard
The California Supreme Court has engaged in the worst kind of judicial activism today, abandoning its role as an objective interpreter of the law and instead legislating from the bench
"Objective"... I do not think it means what he thinks it means. It's hardly an objective interpretation if the courts subscribe to the viewpoint of select religious groups, and deny equal rights to people of all faiths on that basis.
It's this kind of "legislating from the bench" which led to the downfall of racial segregation four decades ago, and it's good to see it happening again to do away with another antiquated, discriminatory practice.

Besides, it's not like the state is gonna be forcing churches to marry same-sex couples, so the religious practices and beliefs of individuals shouldn't be affected.