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Originally Posted by JamieSPC
I have friends, Republican and Democrat, who say voting third-party or writing in is throwing your vote away. But when your head hits the pillow at night, what does your conscience tell you if you vote for someone who opposes something you so passionately believe in?
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That's a very fair question.
In this particular situation, I felt it was of the utmost importance to oust Bush.
However, if I felt that Kerry was a threat to what I believe in, then I wouldn't have supported him either. So, I backed him despite the fact that he and I disagree on some issues which are important to me.
But, I want to make it clear that, while he came out on the side of gay marriage bans, Kerry did actively support the recognition of gay civil unions. And, for me, THAT'S the thing I cared most about. I don't need to own stock in the word "marriage"... I just want equal rights to the benefits afforded heterosexual couples through civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Bush, and the Republican party in general, don't even want to give us
that much.