We've seen a steady improvement in the number of people who support marriage equality for same-sex couples.

This is exactly what the right wing is afraid of. People have had a year of legal marriage in Massachusetts to see how ending marriage discrimination helps gay and lesbian families and hurts no one.

Through this law, Vermont becomes a pioneer for families and equality,

The support for same sex marriage isn't there yet - fine. It's a hard idea for people to get their heads around. But let's give people some time to figure out where they're at before we lock something into the constitution.

Gay people want the freedom to marry for the same reasons non-gay people do.

The issue doesn't go away, ... Support will only increase. The more the public hears about same-sex marriage, the more the public supports it.