It's all in a name, isn't it? There are strict rules around how you're allowed to describe legislation as it appears in the voter guide, and this can be very c

It's all in a name, isn't it? There are strict rules around how you're allowed to describe legislation as it appears in the voter guide, and this can be very contentious. Prop 8 in California was ultimately defined as "Eliminates Rights of Same-Sex Couples to Marry", but proponents of Prop 8 fought pretty hard to have it listed as "Defines Marriage as a union of a man and a woman" (or something like that). It makes a difference. How it is presented in the media is, of course, completely up for grabs. I think prop 8 was promoted as "Defense of Marriage Act", and some media outlets went with it, others didn't. I find examples that irritate me on the right and the left. I'm socially liberal, but I prefer to say that I support legal access to abortion, rather than describing myself as "pro-choice". Of course, in the bare-knuckles world of politics, many people would say "thanks for the civics lesson, now please put some grease on my facial cut, check my glove strings, and get my water bottle, cause the bell is about to ring for round 10".