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[Maat]

I believe that I basically agree with you. I'm a Californian also. I believe that the state's DOMA will be ruled unconstitutional per the State Constitution. The state's constitution, of course, will trump statutory law, which the state DOMA is. If you know the history of the way the California Supreme Court views things, you know that they will interpret the application of equal protection very expansively and liberally. The only relevancy of the federal DOMA, in my view, is that other states will not be compelled to recognize the marriages. I believe this is a good time for Newsom to engage in this civil disobedience, as attitudes toward same-sex marriage have changed favorably since the passage of Prop. 22. I'm all for this and have sent an e-mail of support to Newsom.