On to the November Referendum

Martin Omalley has signed Maryland's gay marriage bill into law:

Amid cheers and camera flashes from a crush of onlookers, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday his bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland — legislation that raises his national profile and, advocates say, gives momentum to those pushing similar measures in three states.

"The way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all," said O'Malley, giving brief remarks before signing the legislation. "If there is a thread that unites all of our work here together, it is the thread of human dignity. … Let's sign the bill."

Opponents are already collecting signatures for a referendum, but I really think that they will lose the vote.

The public views on gay marriage are shifting with remarkable speed.