Posted by
jjones29 on Friday, August 31, 2007 7:57:47 PM
I am confused as well. What is it about this issue that makes conservatives forget what they stand for. From an article reporting the ruling:
"The ruling in Iowa ... is another example of an activist court and unelected judges trying to redefine marriage and disregard the will of the people as expressed through Iowa's Defense of Marriage Act," Romney said in a statement shortly after the ruling was made. "This once again highlights the need for a Federal Marriage Amendment to protect the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman."
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was the only Democrat to offer a reaction. Clinton said she favors civil unions "with full equality of benefits." But she said the question of same-sex marriage should be left up to the states.
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The states have always determined age of marriage, other conditions and over time we've gotten rid a lot of discrimination that used to exist in marriage laws," she said. "That's now happening. People are making decisions. Civil unions, marriage. They're deciding in the states and I think that's the appropriate place for that to be.""Let me get this straight (pun intended). The "conservative" wants the federal government to take action to impinge on an area that has traditionally been reserved to the states for legislation, hence expanding the reach of the central government. The "liberal" wants the federal government to defer to states rights and stay out of their business.
It is no wonder the Republican party is lost. It forgets what conservatism means. You can oppose gay marriage all you want. But you don't do it by sacrificing the underlying tenets of conservatism - state's rights, limited federal government, a 10th amendment with teeth. Using federal power to correct perceived bad policy by states is a LIBERAL BIG GOVERNMENT position. Why is this so hard to understand???? You don't sacrifice principles for political expediency without losing your soul. Mitt Romney is an idiot and he is NOT a conservative. In fact, on this issue, Hilary is more conservative than Mitt. Fight it on the state level where it has been for 200 years and needs to stay!