[TheRealThing]

^Six states: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, plus Washington, D.C. recognize gay marriage. All six states have either legislated it into existence or it has been ruled legal by the courts. There has never been a voter referendum in favor of gay marriage in any state whatever.

As of May 2012, with the passing of North Carolina's gay marriage ban, 12 states prohibit same-sex marriage via statute and 30 via the state's constitution.

What's the main point of this argument RV? I don't remember a referendum on the US Constitution or any State Constitution. If you're advocating putting up everything now on the books for a referendum, we may be more at odds than I first thought.