Stop settling on same-sex marriage
I'm really tired of settling. I'm not interested in incremental rights. I'm not willing to support a candidate who talks out of both sides of his - or her - mouth, speaking on one hand of "protecting marriage" from gays and at the same time "supporting gay and lesbian people" with domestic partnerships or civil unions.
Let's look at my major options:
I'm sorry, but hypocrisy isn't doing it for me.
Is my 19 year commitment at least equal to that of year-long, month-long, or even day-long Hollywood marriages? Or is it something less? If you can't decide, I'm not willing to decide to vote for you.
- Republicans:
- Rudolph W. Giuliani (all data below found at http://www.joinrudy2008.com/)
- believes marriage is between a man and a woman. He does not—and has never—supported gay marriage. But he believes in equal rights under law for all Americans.
- Michael "Mike" Huckabee (all data below found at http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.Home)
- I support and have consistently supported passage of a federal constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman
- Alan L. Keyes (all data below found at http://www.alankeyes.com/issues_list.php#homosexual_rights)
- If we equate sexual orientation and race, we are saying that sexual behavior is beyond the individual's control and moral will. We cannot embrace such an understanding of civil rights without denying the human moral capacity, and with it the fitness of human beings for life in a free society.
- The effort to equate homosexual and lesbian relations with legal marriage represents a destructive assault on the heterosexual, marriage-based family.
- John Sidney McCain III (all data below found at http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/95b18512-d5b6-456e-90a2-12028d71df58.htm)
- The family represents the foundation of Western Civilization and civil society and John McCain believes the institution of marriage is a union between one man and one woman. It is only this definition that sufficiently recognizes the vital and unique role played by mothers and fathers in the raising of children, and the role of the family in shaping, stabilizing, and strengthening communities and our nation.
- Willard Mitt Romney (all data below found at http://www.mittromney.com/img/pdf/SSA/Romney_StrongerAmerica_Booklet.pdf)
- Last year the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck a blow against the family, as I’m sure you know. The court forgot that [traditional] marriage is first and foremost about nurturing and developing children. Its ruling meant that our society is supposed to be indifferent about whether children have a mother and a father.
- Governor Romney supports a Federal Marriage Amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (all data below found at http://teamtancredo.org/stands/)
- Activist courts have ignored the principal legal argument that the state's interest in marriage is procreation. Population is power. Society needs a young generation to defend the country in battle, to support its programs with taxes and to carry on its culture and traditions. The mere fact that two people are in a loving relationship does not matter to the state. Society supports traditional marriage because it is the only union which, in the ordinary course, leads to children, without the intervention of a third party.
- Fred Dalton Thompson (all data below found at http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=OnTheIssues)
- Strong families are the bedrock of our nation and our culture. They
are built around the sanctity of life and the institution of marriage,
which is the union of a man and a woman.
- Democrats:
- Hillary Rodham Clinton:
- Could not find a stand at http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/, but she has asserted that she is against same-sex marriage.
- Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (data below is from http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=53277#11271):
- I don’t support a constitutional amendment dictating the definition of marriage. This constitutional amendment has no place in our founding document, because it runs counter to our most sacred constitutional traditions. [...] I’m a strong supporter of civil unions. All Americans should have equal rights regardless of their age, income, or sexual orientation. I also support legislation to prosecute hate crimes and end racial profiling.
- John Reid Edwards (data below is from http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=21107#11271)
- I support civil unions to guarantee gay and lesbian couples the same
rights as straight couples. I believe that the right president could
lead the country toward consensus around equal rights and benefits for
all couples in committed, long-term relationships and oppose divisive
Constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriages. Workers should be
judged by the quality of their performance, not subject to
discrimination. While in the Senate, I cosponsored the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act.
- Maurice Robert 'Mike' Gravel (data below is from http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=69496#11271)
- Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? YES
- Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry? YES
- Do you support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman? NO
- Should sexual orientation be included in federal anti-discrimination laws? YES
- Dennis J. Kucinich
- Could not find a stand at http://www.dennis4president.com/go/issues/, but he has asserted that he is for same-sex marriage.
- Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
- Could not find a stand at http://origin.barackobama.com/issues/, but he has asserted that he is against same-sex marriage.
- Bill Richardson (data below is from http://www.richardsonforpresident.com/issues/lgbt)
- Governor Bill Richardson has the strongest record of achievement of any Presidential candidate on civil rights issues and support for the LGBT community. He proudly stands for domestic partner rights and against discrimination of any kind. He believes all families deserve our respect no matter their race, creed or sexual orientation.
- Not on the site, but his equal rights end at marriage - no same-sex marriage.
I'm sorry, but hypocrisy isn't doing it for me.
Is my 19 year commitment at least equal to that of year-long, month-long, or even day-long Hollywood marriages? Or is it something less? If you can't decide, I'm not willing to decide to vote for you.
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