Ted Lieu's Twitter reaction to Prop. 8 decision

Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, is a candidate for attorney general, so his positions on Prop. 8 are likely to be closely scrutinized by activists and primary voters. Here's what he said on Twitter today:

Very proud of my friend Justice Carlos Moreno for dissenting from the CA Supreme Court opinion on Prop 8 today.

Moreno was considered a long-shot candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court appointment that today went to Sonia Sotomayor. His blistering dissent today would certainly have complicated his confirmation battle:

The rule the majority crafts today not only allows same-sex couples to be stripped of the right to marry that this court recognized in the Marriage Cases, it places at risk the state constitutional rights of all disfavored minorities.