As gay couples have gone to the courthouse and entered into matrimony, usually surrounded by champagne, family and friends, the worst fears of gay marriage opponents suddenly seem greatly inflated...The editorial page of the San Diego Union Tribune, who have until recently urged civil unions over marriage for gay and lesbian couples, in an essay last week urging readers to reject Proposition 8 here in California.
The long-standing institution of marriage is not in crisis. Californians have taken this change in stride.
The proposed amendment to the state Constitution is currently failing, with 55% of state voters against it and only 38% for it, according to a new Field Poll. The key now is to make sure we keep the margin that big between now and Election Day, just in case these samples contain votes who are telling the pollsters one thing only to turn out on November 4th and do something else.
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