As part of our effort to drive viewers to our website, we frequently tag our stories with an invitation to get more information on a subject. We take every opportunity to engage the viewer in this interactive process. The link for the petition drive against same sex marriage is just one of many examples of this interactive engagement. This is by no means an endorsement. All of our stories on this topic have been thorough and fair. Our objective is to inform our viewers and make them aware of the latest development with this piece of legislation. If our viewers want to have a voice in this debate, they can take action. We are only making them aware of the movement to fight the legislation.

So the only way they see for their viewers to participate in the “debate” is by opposing marriage equality?

The comment I submitted is as follows:

“Why is WBFF promoting a petition on your website to put marriage equality for Gay couples in Maryland to a popular vote? Since when does the Straight (i.e. heterosexual) majority get to decide that the legal rights they take for granted should be denied to law-abiding, taxpaying Gay couples? If the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been put to a popular vote in the Deep South, I think we all know how THAT would have turned out! So is it now WBFF’s official position that civil rights for minority groups should be a popularity contest? Shame on you!”