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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
Jamie isn't entirely wrong.
Bush did say....
Of course, this comment came a mere seven days before the election (I incorrectly said four days earlier), AND it's important to note that President Bush still supports the amendment to the United States Constitution to classify marriage as solely for a man and a woman ("If we are to prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever, our nation must enact a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in America").
John Kerry, while agreeing that "marriage" should remain between a man and a woman, was pointedly against the Federal Marriage Amendment, and was pushing for the recognition of civil unions/domestic partnerships.
There is a very big difference, Jamie.
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I know W said that - but my point is and was that is not the same as saying "I support civil unions and would be fine with them, so let's get the states on board with that" - instead, W and his crewe then went to the states and made sure the anti civil union lang. was in there. AND - W called for a Fed. Const. Amendment and the people that were drafting that bill also included anti-civil union lang., which W clearly knew. So, his words seven days before the election are meaningless. He KNEW the anti civil union lang. was in those amendments
I am at a loss to see how anyone can argue against that. But, my word is not law
