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Democratic Party to add gay marriage to platform
abc ^ | 7/30/2012 | Liz Goodwin
Posted on Monday, July 30, 2012 1:25:30 PM by tobyhill
The Democratic Party has added new language endorsing gay marriage in its platform draft, the Washington Blade reports. Sen. Harry Reid said in May that he believed the party would alter its platform in favor of gay marriage,
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Breaking: Same-Sex Marriage Unanimously Included In DNC Platform
New Civil Rights ^ | July 30 2012 | David Badash
A plank supporting same-sex marriage will be included as part of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) platform, according to an exclusive report at the Washington Blade, which notes it was a unanimous decision.
Also included is language supporting ENDA and rejecting DOMA. Retiring Congressman Barney Frank “who sits on the committee, told the Washington Blade on Monday that the 15-member panel unanimously backed the inclusion of a marriage equality plank after a national hearing over the weekend in Minneapolis, in which several witnesses testified in favor of such language,” Chris Johnson, writing at the Blade, reported today:
“I was part of a unanimous decision to include it,” Frank said. “There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the platform, which I supported, but everybody was for it.”
Frank emphasized that support for marriage equality is a position that has been established for the Democratic Party, from the president, who endorsed marriage equality in May, to House Democratic lawmakers who voted to reject an amendment reaffirming the Defense of Marriage Act earlier this month.
A DNC staffer, who is familiar with the process and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the language in the platform approved on Sunday not only backs marriage equality, but also rejects DOMA and has positive language with regard to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The exact wording of the language wasn’t immediately available.
Back in February, Nancy Pelosi announced she was breaking with the DNC to lead them to include support for same-sex marriage equality as part of the 2012 DNC platform.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
hardly desperate
they need to realize they should do this whenever they can
draw a line in the sand and force your opponent to agree or disagree and/or watch them try to dance
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This is what Republicans should insert into their platform regarding marriage:
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/526608_267086933396348_456712961_n.jpg)
GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF MARRIAGE.
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This is what Republicans should insert into their platform regarding marriage:
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/526608_267086933396348_456712961_n.jpg)
GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF MARRIAGE.
Here is what the problem is Howard - many democrats and LGBT activtists and radicals want to set up a private cause of action for discrimination for religions who refuse to marry gays as well as a whole host of other issues.
Personally, I din't give a damn and can't wait for the first series of "Gay Divorce Court" to laugh my ass off, but its not really so simple as it seems without dealing w other ancillary issues.
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This is what Republicans should insert into their platform regarding marriage:
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/526608_267086933396348_456712961_n.jpg)
GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF MARRIAGE.
I assume the intent is that if gay people want to get married then they would be free to do so
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I assume the intent is that if gay people want to get married then they would be free to do so
Yes, but not through the government but through private contract. Having the government involved at all in marriage is social engineering. It should get out of our personal lives completely.
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Yes, but not through the government but through private contract. Having the government involved at all in marriage is social engineering. It should get out of our personal lives completely.
Would you rewrite all the law so that there is no distinction between single people and married people. For example as it pertains to ownership of property, hospital, health insurance, pensions etc
Can we also assume you would have no objection to polygamy?
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Correct. Also trying to give Obama some cover.
Not sure how this is going to play in NC. Probably not the best idea to have the convention there. lol
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Correct. Also trying to give Obama some cover.
Not sure how this is going to play in NC. Probably not the best idea to have the convention there. lol
They need twink $$$$$$
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Correct. Also trying to give Obama some cover.
Not sure how this is going to play in NC. Probably not the best idea to have the convention there. lol
I'm sure you and McWay think it's desparate but the leader of the party has already publicly supported it so there is no reason not to included it in the platform and in fact would create confusion by not including it.
It also forces the other side to take a position on the subject rather than trying to dance around it
It forces them into a distinct position which is a good and valid strategy
Dems should do this as OFTEN as they can
draw more and more distinctions between the two parties
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I'm sure you and McWay think it's desparate but the leader of the party has already publicly supported it so there is no reason not to included it in the platform and in fact would create confusion by not including it.
It also forces the other side to take a position on the subject rather than trying to dance around it
It forces them into a distinct position which is a good and valid strategy
Dems should do this as OFTEN as they can
draw more and more distinctions between the two parties
LOL!!!!
Gay marriage is a loser even in your own state!
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LOL!!!!
Gay marriage is a loser even in your own state!
then you should be happy
your enemy is doing something you can't understand and think is stupid
nothing to worry about there
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bump
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Having the government involved at all in marriage is social engineering. It should get out of our personal lives completely.
This is the single best thing said on this subject on this board so far. Spot fucking on.
Can anybody really dispute this without sounding like a freaking nut? It fucking blows my mind that you dumbshits cry and scream about how much government can fuck off, but ohhh lordie... you're all over them laying out the law on who can love who and what that means to the rest of us ::) Are you fucking kidding me ?
Please government, fuck off, but before you do, save us from the fags ::)
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and some of you fuckers claim to like Barry Goldwater.... LO-fucking-L You really don't get it.