urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:lee_rowan lee_rowan lee_rowan 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:lee_rowan:72906 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z This is a phenomenon that's been observed before. When an issue is "YES" or "NO," the "YES" has an automatic, built-in advantage. People are more likely to push a 'yes' button after a cursory reading. This is why the anti-equality forces always word the intiative so that the answer they want is YES. And they use all the weasel-words they can in order to make the actual purpose of the initiative not quite clear.<br /> <br />Why do supporters of equality for same-sex couples always wind up trying to DEFEAT initiatives that are worded in such a contorted manner that the voter may not be entirely certain what s/he is voting for?<br /> <br />WHY NOT EQUALITY INITIATIVES? Why not, "Do you support the right for two consenting adults to marry one another without regard to race, creed, religion, or gender?"<br /> <br />I remember reading that some people voted FOR Prop 8 in California under the mistaken impression that they were voting FOR same-sex equality. I'll bet the same thing is true here.<br /> <br />I think we should stop trying to defeat bigotry and, instead, initiate equality.<br /> <br />At this point, we can hardly do worse!