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For Better or for Worse: The Case Against Referenda on Marriage Equality

While it is natural for same-sex marriage supporters to want to ride the current wave of ballot box victories for marriage equality, that instinct should be resisted because popular-vote referenda are simply not the appropriate vehicle for determining fundamental individual rights, like the right to marry.

23 minute read December 27, 2012 at 11:25 AM
By
Frank Gulino
For Better or for Worse: The Case Against Referenda on Marriage Equality

On Nov. 6, 2012, voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington made history when they voted to legalize same-sex marriage.

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