So any minute now, an appeals court in California is expected to issue a ruling on the infamous Proposition 8, the initiative that banned Gay Marriage in this state. Whatever they say, it will not be the final word on this. The matter will probably be settled by an eventual ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court, though I don't see why it couldn't be settled by a new ballot initiative. I believe that if California voters were today asked how they feel about allowing two folks of the same sex to wed, the outcome would be a solid vote to allow it. Public sentiment on this issue has only ever evolved in one direction.