| Kasz216 said: I see it as a slap in the face of the gay people who supported him in California. It was bad enough that Obama's election is what drove the Prop 8 vote over the top... Obama really owes them if you ask me and should push hard for a gay marriage bill even if he can't get it done. |
You forget that Obama explicitly said throughout the campaign that he doesn't support gay marriage. He is for civil unions, etc. Though he did say the Prop 8 was a terrible mistake and that it was discriminatory and divisive.
I am in the same boat with you, I am a strong advocate of gay marriage.
But its just too hot of a political football right now for Obama to handle. And honestly it is the kind of issue that only the Supreme Court could effectively solve anyways. Once something gains Constitutional protection, it isn't going anywhere. A statute can be repealed in a heartbeat. Its about the flimsiest protection you can get.
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