2008/07/01
Obama’s Confusion
Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman for Obama, said the senator has “always believed that same-sex couples should enjoy equal rights under the law,” and “that states should make their own decisions when it comes to the issue of marriage.“
In a letter to the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club read Sunday at the group’s annual Pride Breakfast in San Francisco, the Illinois senator said he supports extending “fully equal rights and benefits to same-sex couples under both state and federal law.”
“And that is why I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution, and similar efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution or those of other states,” Obama wrote.
States should make their own decisions, unless they disagree with him, in which case they’re being divisive and discriminating. But, typically, it’s hard to nail down what exactly he believes:
“I’m a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman.”
And yet, he voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, and opposed the Defense of Marriage Act, which would prevent forcing a state to recognize gay marriages in another state. Furthermore, if his Christian religious beliefs don’t impact his political views, then his personal religiosity is effectively irrelevant. At least, it is until he plays it up again the next time he speaks to a church or religious group. Expect further non-clarifications in the coming days.
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Do you really not understand the difference between letting a state decide, and having an opinion about their decision?
You also seem to think that states should be able to decide what marriage is, but I doubt you would support Washington deciding that marriage is between any two people.