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Edge Donating Member (728 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 12:47 AM
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What's the deal with Bush and the anti-gay marriage thing?
Is this all he wants to do at this point, to ban homosexuals from getting married? Why is he being a homophobe? Doesn't he realize that it's against the Constitution to ban gay marriages? What's worse is that he wants to officially make marriage a union between a man and a woman in the Constitution! I hope the courts don't allow this. I'm proud of what the Massachussets courts ruled today. At least they have an idea of how the Constitution works.

God I really hate Bush. He needs to go.

ABB 2004.
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David Dunham Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 12:55 AM
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1. The courts have no say if Bush gets the Constitution amended.
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A HERETIC I AM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 01:49 AM
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10. If I am not mistaken, a Constitutional Amendment procedure could take
years. Remember the ERA?
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Ivote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 12:55 AM
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2. He's losing his base, needs to corral them in
February 2, 2004 For Immediate Release: Fifty-five US Ambassadors and Diplomats Endorse Clark visit www.clark04.com/press/release/221/ for text


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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 12:58 AM
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3. Hitler used Jews. Bush* is using Gays
It is a way for him to pull his base together via hate and to divert attention from his miserable foreign and domestic polices.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 01:11 AM
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5. Yes, I agree this is the distraction
In fact I was just reading a couple of weeks ago that the gay issue was going to be a big issue in the Bush campaign, so it did not surprise me at all when Bush made it part of his SoTU.
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 01:07 AM
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4. it's because
he's a crazy born again christian who takes the bible literally (but only when he feels it's necessary, like forgetting about that whole thou shalt not kill thing...)
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Seldona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 01:27 AM
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6. It is a wedge issue.
He is pandering to his base, which he is losing.

As well as to moderate Christians that would otherwise vote against him.

IMHO anyway.

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notbush Donating Member (616 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 01:37 AM
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7. Which major dem candidates
support gay marriage?
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David Dunham Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 01:39 AM
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8. None. They support civil unions as an alternative.
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notbush Donating Member (616 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-04 01:42 AM
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9. That's not what
the Mass. court ruled on today.
Being for civil unions kinda changes the subject. Doesn't it?
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