so, gubernator had expressed earlier that same sex marriage should be decided by the voters or the courts.
here's a little lesson in our system, arnold. the people vote for the legislators who represent them. the legislators have voted to pass the bill; hence, the people's voice has been heard by proxy. get it? then the courts have judicial review over whether bills are constitutional if some people are unhappy and wish to take it up with them.
sure, you're allowed to veto the bill. but if it passed through the california legislature with nary a snag, why exercise the veto? it will simply just delay the inevitable and leave the law unsettled in the meantime. sign it, and move on.
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Hence, the "punt."
Your analysis might be correct if he didn't mention his willingness to "let the courts decide," as the courts are two steps removed from "the people." The people don't directly elect the California Supreme Court.
The legislature is closer to "the people" than the courts.
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