While saying that gays and lesbians deserve to be “treated like all Americans,” President Obama at a press conference Wednesday came short of endorsing gay marriage.
Of course homosexual people should be treated equally with everyone else, and whether or not the bride+groom requirement is included in state marriage licensing, they are.
If one wants to argue that a brideless or groomless pairing deserves to be treated equally to marriage, I ask why? This is a mere assertion. If one wants to argue that same-sex couples "deserve to be married", I don't think that works, either. There are bride+groom couples I don't think should be married. Deserve has nothing to do with it. We have objective criteria for issuing marriage licenses. Either those criteria are met, or they aren't. The people can be stupid, immoral, selfish... whatever, and they can still get married. This isn't about how nice people are. The law deals with objective facts, not personalities.
The president has been on the record as opposing same-sex marriage, but Wednesday, he attempted, as he has previously, to attempt to carefully navigate a middle position.
His position has been that be believes marriage is between a man and a woman. Why doesn't Oliphant say that Obama is on record as opposing polygamy?
At a news conference at the White House East Room, he lauded the recent move by the New York Legislature to legalize the practice, calling it "a good thing."
How can it be a good thing if marriage is something between a man and a woman? A cynic might say that Obama has not been honest about what he really thinks.
At the same time, Obama said that the question remains one for states to resolve, not the federal government.
I wonder how he came to that conclusion?
"MaryWaterton" at 10:29 AM June 29, 2011:
30 states currently have constitutional amendments defining marriage as "one man, one woman". 11 more states have statutes (but not yet constitutional amendments) banning homosexual marriage. Iowa will be back in the traditional marriage category by 2013 or 2014. Do the math folks! That's 42 state moderately to strongly against "homosexual marriage". Only 38 states are required to write an amendment to the US Constitution. It's time to pass that amendment and put an end to the bickering with liberal activist judges and corrupt liberal democrat politicians that can bought for cash.
"Patrick F NY" at 10:55 AM June 29, 2011:
Traditional marriage has evolved, dear.
Through all of the changes in marriage and all of the variations, it has always been about uniting the sexes.
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