I would also add that since the legislators were, indeed, elected by the people, and because they were really the ones that created the basis for this opinion, the claim that the California Supreme Court overruled the will of the people isn't a fair claim.
It kind of highlights a conflict between a republican, representational form of government and a pure democratic form. The elected representatives passed a statutory scheme treating same sex couples the same as heterosexual couples. Proposition 22 was a pure democratic, majority of the people thing that apparently has conflicted with the laws by the representatives.
I really don't like the whole proposition thing, primarily because it favors those who can put the most money into an advertising/propaganda campaign, and they are often passed based on deception and lies.
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