Of note
Posted by Greg on May 28, 2008
Read Greenwald’s comments on the Scott McClellan kerfuffle.
And isn’t this fun. It seems a majority of Californians believe in the Constitution and equal protection under the law, much to the chagrin of the religious wrong.
The Field Poll survey found 51 percent against approving a possible November ballot measure to prohibit gay marriage, with 43 percent in favor. A slightly differently worded question on the same issue found 54 percent opposed and 40 percent in favor.
The poll follows a state Supreme Court decision this month that barring homosexuals from marrying violated the California Constitution. Opponents of same-sex marriage have intensified efforts to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in November.
The poll found a strong generational gap on the issue, with those aged 18-29 approving of gay marriage by 68 percent and those 65 or older disapproving by 55 percent.
