One more demonstration that there is a class divide in the United States. A majority of the elite are liberal; a majority of the people are conservative. However, through the courts, the elites can effect a revolution from the top and by intimidation make the pols go along.
This is the game: Democrats promote moral values of the elite while Republicans promote economic interests of the elite.
> One more demonstration that there is a class divide in the United States. A majority of the elite are liberal; a majority of the people are conservative.
Well, I don't know...this is only 165 out of thousands of movers and shakers. Ask Ned Johnson what he thinks.
"Chad Gifford...said that if the marriage amendment goes to the ballot, the state's political leadership would be consumed by a divisive debate that will divert lawmakers' attention from more important issues, such as education, the economy, and the environment."
The longer the pols are diverted from meddling in "more important issues," the better.