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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
Remember, the R's do not want to give gay people any rights in any way - again, based on the premise that gays are filthy, immoral people that cannot be in any way trusted. That whole - if you want to fill your church - preach hate thing.
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Quoting this from the article you made in your previous post:
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Originally Posted by starndinthewind
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts and a senior member of the Armed Service Committee, is preparing to introduce legislation to lift the ban, but not until he can get a Republican co-sponsor, according to a congressional aide. The aide said Kennedy's office is lobbying several GOP colleagues to join him, including Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, John McCain of Arizona, and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. Some powerful members of his own party also appear unconvinced.
"I still think we have significant issues with a lot of the Midwestern Democrats being on the fence," the aide said, adding that some Democratic senators are considered "shaky." Some of those include Evan Bayh of Indiana, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska - all representing states with significant conservative constituencies. All three declined to provide their views.
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Seems like it cuts both ways Jason. I believe there are moderates in both parties. I do hope that the gay rights issues can be advanced by our government in the near future.