The case of the state of California is a very clear example of the DOWNARD SPIRAL of America’s values.
On the March 7, 2000 primary election, Proposition 22 was adopted by a vote of 61.4% to 38%. The one-sentence code section explicitly defined the union of a man and a woman as the only valid or recognizable form of marriage in the State of California.
Then in November 2008, Proposition 8 added a new provision, Section 7.5 of the Declaration of Rights, to the California Constitution, which provides that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
The result: 52.47% in favor of Proposition 8 and 47.53% opposed.
Note how the pro-marriage numbers have GONE DOWN from 61% top 52% in just a little over 8 years !!
Now, 4 years after 2008, we see a poll showing a HUGE SHIFT in California favoring “marriage equality”.
The downward spiral continues.
A few years back I was castigated around here for pointing out the speed and direction of the shift in public perception on this issue. I’m not in favor, but I’m also not stupid enough to refuse to recognize when a cause is lost. If it isn’t lost yet, it will be shortly.
Andrew Breitbart was exactly right on this issue, as so many others. Laws, especially in a democratic society, don’t really matter in the long run. It’s the narrative, and the Left controls the narrative on this issue in particular. When sufficient shift in public opinion has taken place, the laws will adjust to reflect the new value system. Only a year or three to go now, probably.
Queer marriage, was voted down in Cali., three times. By over 75%, seek and find. It was only because of Federal court, that the legal angst of the people, was overturned. Now, the downward spiral of the US, is welll base in NY/NYC. Your bs Cali stats, are based from an ACLU stat. Deny it, I dare ya.