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"I really do not know a single state including CA and OR, where gay marriage actually garnered Popular majority." It's interestingly how strong your opinion is
by jegutman 11y ago
"I really do not know a single state including CA and OR, where gay marriage actually garnered Popular majority."
It's interestingly how strong your opinion is when it could be easily improved upon by just reading wikipedia[3]. Here are states that actually passed SSM by popular referendum:
* Maine [1]
* Washington State[2]
* Maryland
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Question_1,_2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Question_1,_2012
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Referendum_74 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Referendum_74
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Question_6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Question_6
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_Unite...
I also disagree with how the Brendon Eich was handled and it's important to have a diversity of views within an organization. Ultimately I think if Eich had been a stronger leader he would have been able to move past the incident, but there were already issues of confidence in his leadership BEFORE the incident happened.[5]
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich#Mozilla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich#Mozilla
"On March 24, 2014, Eich was promoted to CEO of Mozilla Corporation. Gary Kovacs, John Lilly and Ellen Siminoff resigned from the Mozilla board after the appointment, some expressing disagreements with Eich's strategy and their desire for a CEO with experience in the mobile industry."
- bmelton 11y agoNot OP, but I read his remark to mean "at the time Prop 8 was passed". To that argument, if that was indeed his intent, I believe he would have been correct. Post Prop 8, we've seen some massive enlightenment on the subject.
- sremani 11y agoYou are correct. In my argument I was pointing out about how things were at the time of Prop 8, which I think is around 2008. The gay marriage debate got much needed momentum in 2012. In 2008 even Barack Obama was not for Gay Marriage.
- jegutman 11y agoYea, sorry for the snark, comes naturally. I also think that if Eich had the same change of heart he would still have been booted. I really think the people protesting him didn't have as much influence as it seemed. Btw, Obama was against Prop 8 in 2008 for what it's worth[1]. [1] http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Obama-opposes-proposed-ban-on-gay-marriage-3278328.php http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Obama-opposes-proposed-ba...