Gavin Newsom actually said...

"The whole idea of subjecting the minority to the whim of the majority is why we have a constitution and that's to protect the minority."

"The sky didn't fall in. The world didn't come to an end in Massachusetts. Marriage as an institution has not ended there either. It's not going to end in California."

"No, I don't, for the same reason that George Bush tried and failed to do it and nationally. And you had the courage of leaders like Senator John McCain that recognized the perversity of it."

"Everything you've heard and read is true."