This L.A. Times Article ought to make the left side of the party feel warm and fuzzy... ---------------- August 7, 2004 THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE Kerry Backs Missouri Ban on Gay Marriage By Mark Z. Barabak, Times Staff Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Drawn into a Missouri debate over same-sex marriage, Sen. John F. Kerry said in an interview published Friday that he would've voted for the gay marriage ban passed overwhelmingly this week by state voters. The Democratic presidential nominee, who spent parts of two days campaigning across Missouri, told the Kansas City Star that the ballot measure was the same as one his home state of Massachusetts passed a few years ago. Kerry supported that measure. In a separate interview with Kansas City's NBC affiliate, Kerry reiterated that both he and his running mate, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, are opposed to gay marriage, though they favor civil unions. "We support nondiscrimination against our fellow Americans," Kerry said. "We've always argued the states will be capable of taking care of this by themselves. Massachusetts and Missouri are proving they are capable of taking care of it by themselves. [That] I think bears out that we didn't need a [federal] constitutional amendment in order to do what's right." Kerry was referring to a proposed amendment, backed by President Bush, that would outlaw same-sex marriage. The amendment was derailed in the Senate in July. On Tuesday, about 70% of Missouri voters approved adding language to the state Constitution reading, "To be valid and recognized in this state, a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman." A spokesman for the Human Rights Fund, a Washington group that lobbies for gay rights, said Kerry's support for the Missouri amendment was not surprising. "This is consistent with what he's been saying all along,'' Steven Fisher, the group's communications director, said. L.A. Times Article ...that's why he discriminates against gay marriage (he thinks it's wrong, just as Bush does). He's your candidate... and he's playing you.
This has all been discussed before. Kerry is against Gay marriage, but doesn't want to amend our constitution the way that Bush does.
so what's your beef here? i don't see any inconsistency he thinks marriage is a state issue not a federal one am i happy that kerry supports this? no is it going to affect my vote? no look at it like this Bush claims he supports a woman's right to choose in cases of rape. Many "pro-lifers" including some on this board strongly disagree with him. Should this minor but significant difference preclude them from voting for him? Kerry supports probably 90% of the issues on the so-called "gay-agenda". Most notable he supports a viable alternative to the marriage question that Bush does not.
Conservatives usually can't grasp the concept of not blindly following and agreeing with everything your politician does.
