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At press time, there were just a few weeks to go before Election Day. And same-sex marriage issues remained prominent in many states across the country. Two states already voted this fall to add bans on same-sex marriage to their constitutions, and 11 more states will have voted on constitutional amendments on Nov. 2. In every state except Oregon, polls indicated that the bans would pass with at least 20% voting margins; and even in Oregon, the ban is supported by a majority of voters.

“The majority of Americans support traditional marriage, and that's why there are 13 states going to the polls to amend their constitutions,” said Mathew D. Staver, president and chief counsel of Liberty Counsel, an organization that advocates for laws that maintain the traditional definition of marriage. “[Gay rights advocates] revealed the radical nature of the same-sex marriage agenda [and] escalated the time frame of the same-sex marriage agenda, causing it to move too fast, too soon.”

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