Michael Dorf and Sidney Tarrow : How did gay marriage issue move to forefront so quickly ? They say LGBT people had been quiet on it ; issue came up when Hawaii court ruled for it . Comment: After President Barack Obama made his tepid endorsement of same-sex marriage last week , the pundits , from Fox News all the way to The New York Times , quickly pivoted from asking why to whether it will hurt him politically . Writers : If right had n't brought national opposition , issue would have remained under the radar .
Michael Dorf and Sidney Tarrow : How did gay marriage issue move to forefront so quickly ? They say LGBT people had been quiet on it ; issue came up when Hawaii court ruled for it . Comment: Writers : If right had n't brought national opposition , issue would have remained under the radar .