Public Opinion
A July 2011 Public Policy Polling survey found that 58% of Vermont voters thought same-sex marriage should be legal, while only 33% thought it should be illegal and 9% were not sure. A separate question on the same survey found that 79% of Vermont voters supported the legal recognition of same-sex couples, with 55% supporting same-sex marriage, 24% supporting civil unions but not marriage, 18% favoring no legal recognition and 3% not sure.
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“Public Opinion ... an attempt to organise the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force.”
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