Quoted: Don Downs, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who focuses largely on constitutional law, said the potential change in policy mirrors a change in public opinion, both statewide and nationwide. Gallup polls taken annually show support for same-sex marriage has more than doubled since 1996, and a Marquette University poll taken in May shows 59 percent of Wisconsin residents polled think the state?s same-sex marriage ban should be repealed.
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