Republican presidential candidate John McCain issued a statement Tuesday saying he was happy Californians will vote on a ballot measure to ban gay marriage ban this November.
In a statement, the Arizona senator said California voters should decide who has the right to marry "rather than having that decision made by judicial fiat."
Gay marriage was a defining issue of the 2004 presidential campaign, as many states voted to outlaw same-sex unions. Some predict the issue -- thrust into the spotlight with the recent California Supreme Court decision -- could repeat as a conservative touchstone in 2008.
Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he is opposed to the California measure to define marriage in the state constitution as between a man and a woman.
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