Poll: Majority of Americans Support Nationwide Marriage Equality

[William769]

The latest Gallup poll found that a slight majority of Americans would vote for a law that established marriage equality in all 50 states.



A majority of Americans said they would support a law that established marriage equality in all 50 states, a new Gallup poll discovered.

Given the opportunity to vote for a federal law that would establish marriage equality in every state in the union, 52% of respondents said they would vote in favor of equality. Just 43% would vote against such a law, according to the Gallup survey conducted earlier this month.

The survey confirmed ongoing trends of support for marriage equality among self-described liberal and non-religious Americans — roughly 77% of both groups would vote for a federal marriage equality law, along with majority support among Democrats, adults between the ages of 18 and 34, those who rarely attend church or another place of worship, moderates, Easterners, and Catholics.

Among weekly churchgoers, just 23% said they would support legal marriage equality in all 50 states, while 30% of self-described Republicans would vote in favor of such a law. Protestants, adults 55 and older, Southerners, and men all registered less-than-majority support for federal marriage equality.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2013/07/29/poll-majority-americans-support-nationwide-marriage-equality

[MineralMan]

1. Personally, I think the 14th Amendment to the Constitution

already guarantees that. It should, at least, and may be so interpreted at some point by the SCOTUS, if a proper case is brought before them.

[William769]

2. Any case you would think would be a proper case.

It's not if it will happen but when. I know there are many fighting tooth & nail (California is a perfect example), they have been shut down several times since it became legal again and they are still fighting it. I would tell them to take their balls & go home but it's my balls they are clutching.

[MineralMan]

3. I don't know of one that's in process.

People are marrying in California, right? That was my understanding. I don't think that's going to change.

Couples begin getting married here in Minnesota on Thursday. It's going to be huge in the local news, and it's going to be great to see all of those happy people, celebrating what they should have always been able to celebrate.

But, I don't know what cases are currently pending that might be using the 14th Amendment as grounds. Full faith and credit is another approach that should be used in all cases at this point. Over a quarter of states now have marriage equality. The weight on the full faith and credit argument is becoming too large to ignore, and the SCOTUS will recognize that, even in its current conservative configuration.

The momentum continues to grow.

[William769]

4. There is one republican there who issues marriage licenses that says

The ruling is only for the two counties where the plaintiffs live. He has been sot down twice already but he is still fighting.

There is one case in Ohio where a Federal judge said they have to recognize that specific marriage over the ban. What about the rest of the people in Ohio?

In PA there is a County Clerk refusing to honor the ban in his State and issuing licenses in his County. These are just off the top of my head.

Equal protection under the law.

[MineralMan]

5. The struggle goes on.

I believe, though, that the end of that is coming before long. One or another case will work its way through the system and the SCOTUS will have to rule. I believe the ruling is not open to question, even for the "strict constructionists." In fact, I don't see a choice for them that isn't to honor full faith and credit and the 14th.

[William769]

6. Yes it does.

What really has me pissed though is all organizations including local one's here in Florida have abandoned all cases here saying Florida will just have to wait until all 50States are covered. Needless to say I had plenty to say about this and all the money I have contributed to over the years has completely stopped. I feel there is no wrong place to fight this battle and if they are not going to fight for me then screw them.

[MineralMan]

7. I understand your frustration.

Maybe focus on the national cases and help make it impossible for states not to recognize marriages in other states.

[hrmjustin]

8. K&R!

[Fearless]

9. Slowly but surely the compass needle moves

It'll never be soon enough but it will happen.

[William769]

10. I am optimistic it will be in my life time.