It is somewhat reassuring to see that so many Americans are opposed to the idea of amedending the Constitution, setting such a step apart as something popular only among extremist right wing politicians.

Knowing it's an election year and that pandering to votes is the name of the game, hopefully a poll like this will take some wind out of the sails of those pushing for an amendment.

I'm perfectly content with state-by-state referendums banning gay marriage. That's simply how our process works. Granted, I'd like very much to be able to marry someday. But if the majority of the population of my state decides that at the state level it's not something they want, I can swallow that.

And amendment to the Constitution - a document that really should be above such shameless attempts at imposing some kind of archaic morality upon the nation - would just be altogether messed up.