Via Daily Kos:
SurveyUSA’s headline of their latest California Prop 8 poll sounds pessimistic.
“No on Prop 8 – Protesters Have Not Changed Many Minds in California
But the numbers show otherwise.
Of the those adults who tell SurveyUSA they voted FOR Prop 8, 90% of them told us recent rallies held by “No on Prop 8 – Protesters have not changed their minds about the issue. 8% say protesters have changed their minds.
Turning eight percent of marriage equality opponents around in a few short weeks is remarkable, and likely stems people realizing what exactly they had voted for.
Remember, the proposition lost by only three points. If eight percent of the 52.1 percent who voted for it have changed their minds, that’s a 4.2 percent swing in favor of equality. Or, put another way, you’re looking at a 52-48 vote in favor of gay marriage.
I would say that thus far, the backlash against Proposition 8 has been wildly successful.
You really shouldn’t put that much stock in polls.
Plus, you haven’t calculated tall the people that are getting ticked off at the horrible behavior which is revealing the horrible attitude of the Gay Agenda and Militant Gay Activists.
It would be great to vote again, I would get a chance to throw in my support for Prop 8!
The “horrible behavior” is all those uppity gay people insisting on having the same rights as straights…yeesh, first black people want to sit at the same lunch counters, and now this?
Next thing you know, they’ll be letting women vote.
Come on, what if this were a law retroactively eliminating straight marriages? In a nation where 50% of marriages end in divorce, do we really need ANY law against a publicly committed relationship?
Gay marriage isn’t a threat to “traditional” marriage, convenience is – it’s too easy to give up and throw in the towel.
A lot of people aren’t seeing how allowing Prop 8 to stand may end up saving California’s economy. It sets a precedent that can be used to destroy a lot of the laws that unfairly burden California businesses.
All of the “anti-discrimination” laws that employers and owners of apartments buildings in California have to face are limiting our ability to offer safe, comfortable environments for our customers and renters. If we were NOT forced to allow homosexuals, blacks, mexicans and other undesirables to work in our places of business we could target more affluent customers who want to feel safe.
In the same way, if apartment owners were given more freedom to choose who they wanted to rent to, instead of being forced to take just anyone who applies, more of them would choose to clean up their buildings and be able to offer safe, family friendly accomodations without risks of lawsuits.
By allowing proposition 8 to stand, we set a precedent which gives us grounds to start tearing down these out-of-date laws which restrict our ability to offer good working and living conditions. If the legislature won’t handle this, we can take it to a vote and know it will stand. Who would NOT vote to allow businesses and apartment communities to clean up their environments?