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It would be nice to see these charts mapped against public opinion polls, to help show which rights have been led by the government vs the people.
by jkestner 12y ago
It would be nice to see these charts mapped against public opinion polls, to help show which rights have been led by the government vs the people.
- dragonwriter 12y agoWell, here's one pollsters poll series http://www.gallup.com/poll/117328/marriage.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/117328/marriage.aspx Note that the first court decision in the US (in Massachussetts) which led to legalized same-sex marriage was in 2003 with marriage becoming legal in 2004 (national public support at about 42%). Note that this was a state court decision, and public support in Massachussetts may have led what it was in national polls. Most of the final (not lower court decisions that were stayed pending appeal to a higher court which issued the final decision) court decisions -- and the acts by state legislatures not mandated by court decisions -- on the issue have happened in the last few years, with national public support at 50% or above.