Bush Backs Gay Unions

[rickn]

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: Luck JF

Originally posted by: rickn

Originally posted by: Luck JF

Originally posted by: PatboyX

Originally posted by: Tom
" This is the same policy he has had all along.
Leave it to the states. "

Then what's the issue ? Kerry has the same position.

its not the same position...bush was against "activist judges" (ie: state by state) and supported a constitutional ban on gay marriage.

That's a lie. The Federal Marriage Amendment would not ban gay marriage. It would leave it to the states.

this is the exact text

H.J. Resolution 56/S.J. Resolution 26 states:

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any state, nor state or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups

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While I don't support the term "marriage" being used for homosexuals (or any couple who has a shotgun wedding in Vegas for that matter) discrimination does not belong in the constitution of this country.

Yes that is true and it clearly states that the Constutution shall not be construed to require marital status be conferred on anyone else. But it does not Prohibit it either. It protects the term marriage for being a man and a woman as far as the federal government is concerned. It also protects states from being forced by the courts into allowing same sex unions. However states are still free to do so. It does not say anything about same sex unions being PROHIBITED.

If this amendment passed, could states still allow gay marriages?

No, nor would the federal government have any reason to recognize even civil unions. Once you translate some of the clever use of words and phrases, like "legal incidents" you realize how discriminatory this amendment is. America is better than that.

 

[lordtyranus]

:thumbsdown: if this is true and what he believes, but :thumbsup: if its to dupe some foolish gay marraige supporters.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
:thumbsdown: if this is true and what he believes, but :thumbsup: if its to dupe some foolish gay marraige supporters.