State House News Pollster Gerry Chervinsky:
"If that indeed is the wording [of the 2008 amendment], and the question goes forward, I see a bitter fight," Chervinsky said. "But remember, these ballot questions are hard to poll. It's the world of the hidden vote, where people want to tell you the politically correct thing. But when they get into the voting booth and pull the shades, they go "hmmm, maybe I won't vote the way they think I should." That could indicate a hidden vote in favor of the gay-marriage ban, Chervinsky cautioned.That is why civil rights issues should never go to the ballot box. If interracial marriage, a women's right to vote or segregation was put to a vote do people really believe voters would have allowed it? We still have a 1913 law on our books in Massachusetts that was written to protect interracial marriage ban in other states.
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4 comments:
It was voted on by the Congress BUT not by the people in a majority vote.
Actually, it passed as several state amendments to the states' constitutions first...just like marriage amendments across the country.
It is unfortunate that GLBTIQP folks don't trust Americans to do the right thing...
What about interracial marriage or segregation? I don't trust Americans to do the right thing either. They act like a riot, after the gays, they will come for you too.
Just change the terms of the argument: What's the likelihood that a majority of registered voters in the U.S. would approve a proposal to ban all Muslims carrying a foreign passport from entering the country? I'd bet it would pass handily, and it's pure and simple racism and religious prejudice.
I agree, after the gays, they'll come for you. . . .
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