Marriage and laws

Today the Supreme Court in California overruled the voters' wishes and legalized gay marriage. I think that even if I weren't against gay marriage (for a varitey of reasons, but I won't go into that here...if you want to know why, post a comment or email me or something), I would be upset at that ruling. Especially if I were a resident of the State of California. Laws are based on the morals and beliefs of the majority. If the majority has expressed through votes that they do not want something to be legal, it should not be legal. A court, even a court that is as liberal as the one in San Francisco where the ruling was made, should not have power to change the laws so contrary to the majority belief. It suggests a lack of regard for those people who put them in the position to uphold the laws, or at the very least, an arrogance in thinking that their views and knowledge and beliefs are more important than those who voted against it in the first place. It also begins to lead us down the road away from the democracy that has made this nation great. I sincerely hope that the rest of the nation doesn't follow the example of this one state and overthrow the wishes of its citizens. The minority, while important, should not have precedence over the majority. When that begins to happen, our very rights as a nation are in jeopardy and we should consider if we really want it to happen.