“By the way, not only is 62 percent a majority of Americans, it’s a solid majority.”
62% is a solid majority? For something as basic as what a marriage is? What was it 50 years ago? What is it going to be in 10 years? In 50 years?
By my count there are 8 states that voted pro-marriage amendments in by less than 62%. Of course there are many more states that voted it in by more, sometimes much more. The average they passed by was 67% or so, with most of the amendments passing in the middle of the last decade.
Freegards
Part of what drives the issue is how people feel the laws will affect them. If people feel that some people will go off and hold their little receptions somewhere else, chances are they probably wouldn’t mind same-sex marriage. However, if someone really feels, or really knows that laws and lawsuits can come your way through some legal manner, chances are that the person would be against it.
I am disappointed that this ever had to develop as a serious national and global issue, but what needs to be done, needs to be done.