California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced last week that the court could decide as soon as next week whether it's going to get involved with the case against Prop 8. The court's a real wild card here -- nobody's sure what they're going to do. That's why Ted Olson asked them not to get involved, leaving the case instead of the hands of the far more gay-friendly Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Last week's Comment Bait asked whether you thought the State Supreme Court should get involved in the matter, and lots of you weighed in. Youtube user AlexAndAdjectives commented yes, they should, writing, "Yes it would take longer, but the issue needs to be cleared up legally."

Our question this week: Aside from California, what state do you think will make the most strides towards marriage equality this year? There've been promising developments all around the country, just in the last week.

In Illinois, governor Pat Quinn signed a civil unions bill into law, making that state the sixth to recognize civil unions. And in Hawaii, a civil unions bill will get a House hearing this Tuesday. It's expected to pass later this year.

In Iowa, Democrats have so far been able to keep Republican attacks on marriage at bay, with a very slim majority promising to block a vote on marriage equality.

The Maryland senate will hear testimony on a marriage bill this Tuesday, and advocates have been hard at work pressuring lawmakers to support the measure. Those advocates include groups like FriendFactor.org, which has organized phone banks to connect Marylanders with their legislators.

Head on over to MarylandPop.org to make your voice heard and to to spread the word amongst your friends.

Now next Monday is Valentine's Day, a perfect opportunity to head down to City Hall with the one you love ... and get arrested.

Every year, civil rights groups protest marriage discrimination by visiting the marriage counter in their town and demanding a license. When they're refused, they respond with demonstrations, rallies, and occasionally sit-ins that lead to arrests. You can find out what's planned for your town by visiting RequestMarriage.com.

And that brings us to this week's Action Item. We want your footage of the Valentine's Day protests happening where you live.

Check RequestMarriage.com to find out if a protest has been scheduled for your town on Valentine's Day, the 14th. If it is, go down to city hall and get video of couples demanding a marriage license. And if nothing's scheduled yet for where you live, find a gay couple and drag 'em down there yourself.

We're going to be releasing a special episode next week that compiles all of the footage of protests from around the country, and we want to include yours. If you're going to be there taping on Valentine's Day, let us know by emailing contact at stop 8 dot org. We'll give you instructions for sending your footage to us to be included in our post-protest mega-montage.

And from all of us here at Stop Eight dot org, happy Valentine's Day.