Support for gay marriage, gay rights at record high, poll finds
Pretty much nothing but good news in this ABC News/Washington Post poll, which finds support for gay marriage at an all-time high in the U.S., 59 percent.
Top4hole50, you keep propping up gay-hating Republicans on the issues of gay marriage and gay rights in general. The Republican Party is AGAINST gay rights; and specifically, strongly against the right to marry.
From the last national Republican platform on which all national GOP candidates ran for public office in 2012, the platform backs a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. It also affirms the rights of states and the federal government not to recognize same-sex marriage.
On the other hand, the national Democratic platform in 2012 said: "President Obama and the Democratic Party are committed to ensuring all Americans are treated fairly. This administration hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention and we must continue our work to prevent vicious bullying of young people and support LGBT youth. The President's record, from ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in full cooperation with our military leadership, to passing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, to ensuring same-sex couples can visit each other in the hospital, reflects Democrats' belief that all Americans deserve the same chance to pursue happiness, earn a living, be safe in their communities, serve their country, and take care of the ones they love."
OK, it took most straight people some time to wrap their heads around the idea of same-sex marriage. Most of them thought civil unions would be good enough, until it became obvious that civil unions were still a kind of second-rate marriage. But unlike you, I have to give the heteros who have come around credit. They finally figured out that equal marriage rights are the fair thing to do.
And then you have your Republican politicians. Even the ones that have figured out that the GOP is on the wrong side of history don't dare come out in favor of same-sex marriage for fear of offending the religious right and losing their next election. So tell me why we should give these guys any credit? At least most Dems have changed their tune. Republicans are singing the same old tired song.
From the last national Republican platform on which all national GOP candidates ran for public office in 2012, the platform backs a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. It also affirms the rights of states and the federal government not to recognize same-sex marriage.
On the other hand, the national Democratic platform in 2012 said: "President Obama and the Democratic Party are committed to ensuring all Americans are treated fairly. This administration hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention and we must continue our work to prevent vicious bullying of young people and support LGBT youth. The President's record, from ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in full cooperation with our military leadership, to passing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, to ensuring same-sex couples can visit each other in the hospital, reflects Democrats' belief that all Americans deserve the same chance to pursue happiness, earn a living, be safe in their communities, serve their country, and take care of the ones they love."
And then you have your Republican politicians. Even the ones that have figured out that the GOP is on the wrong side of history don't dare come out in favor of same-sex marriage for fear of offending the religious right and losing their next election. So tell me why we should give these guys any credit? At least most Dems have changed their tune. Republicans are singing the same old tired song.