As New Jersey lawmakers head towards a vote to neuter marriage that the Governor has vowed to veto, Tina Susman reported at LATimes.com (or, what I call The Pink Lady):
I went to check out the New Jersey poll myself. I'm suspicious of a university pollster who calls it "gay marriage" in the official documentation.
Notice that the first relevant question is:
I support the bride+groom requirement in state marriage licensing.
I oppose removing the bride+groom requirement in state marriage licensing.
I oppose redefining marriage so that it no longer means something that unites the two sexes.
I support the freedom of association, including the freedom of homosexual people to associate as they mutually agree.
I support the right to vote, including the right to vote on the condition of licenses issued on my behalf.
People of New Jersey: It is practical, important, and Constitutional to favor maintaining the bride+groom requirement in your state marriage licenses. Brideless or groomless pairings are not marriage, should not be licensed as such, and do not contribute to society the same way that the institution of marriage does.
I'm still waiting for someone to conduct a poll that looks more like this one.
Most voters in New Jersey support gay marriage, but a majority also say the issue should be put on the ballot for voters to make the final decision, a new poll finds.Why is this surprising? The licenses are issued on behalf of the people. The people want to vote.
Referendums in Minnesota and North Carolina would limit the definition of marriage to male-female unions.That's written as though this would be a new idea. The referendums would limit? That’s been the core definition of marriage for all of human history.
In Maine, meanwhile, supporters of [neutering] marriage are planning a ballot measure that would expand the definition of marriage to a union involving same-sex couples."Expand" it. Heh. Newspeak much?
I went to check out the New Jersey poll myself. I'm suspicious of a university pollster who calls it "gay marriage" in the official documentation.
Notice that the first relevant question is:
On another topic, some people say gay marriage should be legal. Others oppose legalizing gay marriage. What is your position? Do you:I'm not sure what the "vol" means. Does that mean the respondents weren't given the option but had to volunteer it? That would be a big problem. Even without that, though, the way the question is worded could be confusing. I don't think it should be illegal for anyone to have a ceremony, live together, and call themselves married.
Support Gay Marriage
Oppose Gay Marriage
Support CU/Oppose GM (vol)
I support the bride+groom requirement in state marriage licensing.
I oppose removing the bride+groom requirement in state marriage licensing.
I oppose redefining marriage so that it no longer means something that unites the two sexes.
I support the freedom of association, including the freedom of homosexual people to associate as they mutually agree.
I support the right to vote, including the right to vote on the condition of licenses issued on my behalf.
People of New Jersey: It is practical, important, and Constitutional to favor maintaining the bride+groom requirement in your state marriage licenses. Brideless or groomless pairings are not marriage, should not be licensed as such, and do not contribute to society the same way that the institution of marriage does.
I'm still waiting for someone to conduct a poll that looks more like this one.
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