Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch, But....(Prop 8)

From the L.A. Times live blog of today's Supreme Court oral argumentation regarding challenges to November's successful Proposition 8 (aka "traditional marriage") ammendment of the State Consitution.  Today was argumentation only. A decision is expected in 90 days.

From: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/03/california-just.html
(emphasis mine).

Justices of the California Supreme Court seemed reluctant today to override the will of the people as expressed by  the narrow majority vote to effectively ban gay marriage with Proposition 8.

Before supporters of the November ballot measure even got their chance to speak to the court in San Francisco, the  justices appeared to be warning Proposition 8 opponents that their arguments that the vote should be invalidated could be viewed as an excessive use of judicial power.

The state Constitution talks about "the great power of the people" and their right to amend the guiding principles, said Justice Joyce L. Kennard. "As judges, our power is very limited. We would like to hear from you why this court can willy-nilly disregard the will of the people to change the Constitution."