He easily could have come to the officials responsible. If they hadn't acted then, he would resign, have a press conference, and that would be entirely honorable.
I think the governor expressed his concern that the local officials representing so many citizens were so stridently opposed to the proposal.
When Karen ran for office in 2003 and stressed her support for equality for us, none of us knew that the marriage battle was looming. I do want to stress, however, that we must hold our elected officials accountable for their actions.