With the news that the Supreme Court has been asked to consider a case that would revisit the issue of same-sex marriage, hyperpartisan liberals are working overtime to try to sow fear and discontent. 

In August, former Democratic presidenial nominee Hillary Clinton warned that the Supreme Court might “do to gay marriage what they did to abortion,” and urged “anybody in a committed relationship out there in the LGBTQ community … to consider getting married” before the nation's highest court takes that right away.

It was a dire warning. And it was wrong. There are issues on the horizon that liberals should worry about. This isn’t one of them.

I’ve sparred often with Democrats, and I have a professional’s respect for the political résumé of the former secretary of State. I expect Clinton to be critical. But you don’t have to mislead to make your point forcefully. On this issue, she isn’t just mistaken. She’s spreading a fear that has no basis in law or politics.

The facts tell an entirely different story.

Support for same-sex marriage is on the rise, including on the right. A recent

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