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发帖数: 19713 | 1 Majority of Minnesotans Oppose Marriage Ban
By Advocate.com Editors
Minnesota State Sealx390 (House.gov) | Advocate.com
A new poll indicates that 57% of Minnesotans oppose an attempt to amend the
state constitution to ban marriage equality, a significant change from seven
years ago when a poll found that 58% of them supported such a measure.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports on the new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.
“Opposition to the ban generally cuts across all ages, though support rises
gradually with age,” reports the Star Tribune. “Sixty percent of
Minnesotans aged 18 to 34 oppose the idea. A slim majority, 51 percent, of
Minnesotans older than 65 oppose the constitutional ban.
The Minnesota senate approved a constitutional amendment this week to ban
marriage equality, and if the house follows as expected, voters would be
asked whether to amend the constitution on the 2012 ballot. The amendment
would need a simple majority to pass. Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat who
supports marriage equality, has no power to stop the amendment from the
Republican-controlled legislature.
In comparison to the new poll, a 2004 Minnesota Poll found that 58% of
people in the state supported a constitutional amendment to restrict
marriage to a man and a woman, reports the Star Tribune.
According to the newspaper, “Views in the latest poll did, however, break
along party lines. Seventy-one percent of Democrats and 57 percent of
independent voters said they oppose the proposed amendment. Sixty-five
percent of self-identified Republicans back the amendment, with only 30
percent opposing it. All of the Senate Republicans, plus one DFLer, approved
the measure this week.” | D**S
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