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Palin support federal straight marriage amendment
Previously, it had been speculated that this is what she thought, but she didn't talk about it in the debate, and she hasn't directly addressed it before, at least not on record.
During an interview:
Brody: On Constitutional marriage amendment , are, are you for something like that?
Palin: I am, in my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that that?s where we would go because I don?t support gay marriage. I?m not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can?t do, should and should not do, but I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best for traditional marriage and that?s casting my votes and speaking up for traditional marriage that, that instrument that it?s the foundation of our society is that strong family and that?s based on that traditional definition of marriage, so I do support that.
"not... telling them what they can and can't do" No, just defining it legally.
Re: Palin support federal straight marriage amendment
Yeah, defining marriage as one man and one woman just tells them whether they can get federal income tax benefits for filing jointly, whether they have legal rights when one partner gets sick, whether they are entitled to Social Security survivor benefits, so I definitely see where she's coming from.
But remember, I dislike Palin because I'm ugly, bitter, and jealous. And a whore who kills babies. Never forget that last part.
Awesome.
I wish on a federal level that that?s where we would go because I don?t support gay marriage. ...but I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best ...
Wow, I didn't know it worked that way. I don't support skinny jeans or muffin top, but I don't think that we need a constitutional amendment to ban them. I'm no attorney, but I didn't think that we amend the constitution because someone doesn't "like" something. We amend the constitution to protect liberties or encode the law in a way that benefits society as a whole. And for crying out loud, heterosexuals have done far, far more to "damage" the institution of marriage than homosexuals can or would.
Good GRIEF.
I am a runner, knitter, scientist, DE-IVF veteran, and stage III colon cancer survivor.
That's judgey MCjudgerson, thankyouverymuch. Sheesh. Liberals can't get anything right.
I don't agree with her on this issue but there are many politicians and voters in both parties who support the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman and support their being an amendment to it.
Of course there are. But, she hasn't publicly stated that's how she feels. All she has said so far has highlighted that one thing that gave partners benefits and that she has a gay friend. She's really tried to come off as more moderate than she is which is why I posted definitive proof of how she thinks on this issue.
And, of course, the striking thing here is that she actually says she doesn't want to tell people what they can and cannot do. I haven't heard anyone who's for a federal ban on gay marriage attempt to say that while at the same time promoting a ban.