[Antoninus]

leaving only 30 states that have banned gay marriage via statute on constitution.

You are using the lingo of the enemy. This not a "ban on gay marriage" - it is a positive definition of marriage as the union of one man, one woman. Such an amendment would pass and be ratified. We just need leaders with the courage and financial ability to do it.

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Mr. Shoop is not even accurate with his numbers. It’s not 30 states, it’s 36.

Same-sex marriage is banned by constitutional amendment or state law in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Updated yesterday by the Communist News Network
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/28/us/same-sex-marriage-fast-facts