Same-sex/union const. amdt. post-Nov. 2, Part II. -- PI adds color to this, noting this will allow Gov. Perdue to lose the battle and win the war.

I posted one earlier today entitled in part "Same-sex/union const. amdt. post-Nov. 2. -- Ear plugs and not soap requested of gay bashers after amdt. is ruled unconstitutional," indicating that I feel confident the constitutional amendment will be declared unconstitutional after it is passed on Nov. 2.

The PI adds color to this:

Win or lose, Sonny wins on the gay marriage amendment

Curiously, gay marriage was never mentioned from the stump Thursday. But in the RV, it came up in the course of general conversation. That a court challenge almost certainly awaits the amendment on the other side of Tuesday. And that the state Supreme Court could toss the amendment aside.

The prospect brought a faint smile to the governor's lips. A reworked anti-gay marriage amendment couldn't come back until November '06, when Sonny Perdue would be running for re-election.