Battle only just begun over marriage ammendment

Column by Maggie Gallagher. A snippet:

Democrats complain the marriage issue is divisive. By that they mean it divides the majority of Democratic voters from some key special interests of their party, who provide money and manpower. If Democrats would do what the majority of their constituents tell pollsters they want -- protect the normal definition of marriage as the union of husband and wife -- marriage would not be a divisive issue; it would unite the great majority of Americans from both parties, and all races and ethnic groups. (The majority of African-Americans are particularly upset at the framing of same-sex marriage as a civil rights issue.)

Same-sex marriage activists know that their path to victory lies in confusing the issue, keeping the discussion on anything but marriage itself -- the sacred constitution, discrimination, hate, federalism -- to silence the public and let courts do their political work for them. So Democrats in Congress are pinned between the money and the votes.