equality has gathered more than 30,000 petition signatures so far. our momentum is going. this might push put a push behind it. he feels personally let down by the announcement but not at all discouraged. marylanders are persons who think for themselves and react on their own and not because of somebody saying something, no matter how popular they might be. the other side, calling the president s stands a huge plus. i think we will be talking about it. it is another strong supporter to have the president on our side along with the governor, members of the house of delegates, members of the maryland senate and a lot of people across the state. it shows our momentum. the momentum is on our side. most polls showed voters almost evenly divided with a slightly in favor of same-sex marriage. the governor talked about the president s announcement in an ounce in annapolis. the voters always have their prerogative and they have to make their decision. whenever given