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04-06-2009, 04:38 PM | #1 |
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Gay marriage in Utah
If Nate Silver is right, Utah is on track to permit gay marriage by 2013.
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04-06-2009, 04:42 PM | #2 |
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One problem with this model is the assumption that public opinion will continue to move towards gay marriage--and the reason that the assumption might not be correct is that with increasing states legalizing gay marriage, voters will have a chance to measure and judge how successful the experiment was. Now it might be this could accelerate acceptance of gay marriage, or it could put the brakes on. Or it could have no effect. But my guess is that it will have an effect, I just can't predict which direction.
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Another problem with this model is that it does not factor in the political imperative of the First Presidency. If the FP endorsed gay marriage, it would happen this year. If the FP firmly opposes it, it will not happen until many years after this model would have predicted.
See the Utah liquor laws for a case-in-point. |
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Really? I wonder if people said the same thing when Utahns voted to repeal prohibition.
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It seems like a stretch to me that Utah would be on track to legalize gay marriage by 2013, but the modeling is interesting nonetheless. |
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