The court: Divisive ruling

Re “Gay marriage ban overturned,” May 16

On Thursday, four non-elected public servants betrayed 4,618,673 Californians in legalizing same-sex marriage. These judges decided that their opinion was more important than a law that 61% of California voters passed in 2000.

Since when did judges make law? I swore that was the job of the legislative branch.

Adam Cabrera

Upland

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I know this is hard for evangelical primitivists to understand, but the California Supreme Court was not engaged in “judicial activism.”

Rather, the court did its job. It prevented a majority from legislating against a minority in an unconstitutional manner.

Eric L. Nelson

Sacramento

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Re “Marriage for all,” editorial, May 16

Ah, yes, “marriage for all” sounds so cutting-edge cute. But it raises the question, all what? All people already married? All children? All serial rapists and pedophiles?

God’s plan for marriage is simple and straightforward: Marriage is the voluntary union of one unmarried man and one unmarried woman, mature enough for the responsibilities of caring for a home and a new family.

Other kinds of working arrangements or living together may be loving and mutually supportive, but they are not marriage!

Where’s that initiative for November? I’m ready to sign right now. And I’m a Democrat!

Bonnie Compton

Hanson

Santa Ana