“Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words 'gay marriage' are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it.” ShowsOpinionBreakGayUnionsSplitsPublic OpinionPollsGay MarriageOpinion Polls Author:Dick Morris
“Although objectively greater demands are placed on this authority, it operates less as a public opinion giving a rational foundation to the exercise of political and social authority, the more it is generated for the purpose of an abstract vote that amounts to no more than an act of acclamation within a public sphere temporarily manufactured for show or manipulation.” GivingShowsPoliticalPurposeSocialOpinionGreaterAmountExerciseDemandAuthorityVoteFoundationRationalAbstractManipulationSpheresPublic Opinion Author:Jurgen Habermas