The State Supreme Court has refused to delay gay marriages until after the November election, meaning gays will be married throughout the summer and fall. When doomsday doesn't fall upon us, I think the dark side will have a very difficult time garnering a majority of the popular vote needed to amend the state constitution. In fact, the emergence of gay marriage will have such a significant impact on local economies that I find it hard to believe many more conservative small business owners will put their bigotry in front of their pocket books, mainly due to the current economy. When I speak of gay marriage helping small business, I'm not just talking the immediate business of marriage (like flowers, food, and party halls), I'm talking gay tourism; I'm talking millions and millions of dollars coming from gay folks all over the U.S. who will now be able to marry in our state. Things are looking up in California. I'm just frightened to think about the impact this will have in the general election. See previous post.