Harry Reid: ‘People Should Be Able To Marry Whomever They Want’

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/reid-my-personal-belief-is-that-marriage-is

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“My personal belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman. But in a civil society, I believe that people should be able to marry whomever they want, and it’s no business of mine if two men or two women want to get married. The idea that allowing two loving, committed people to marry would have any impact on my life, or on my family’s life, always struck me as absurd.

“In talking with my children and grandchildren, it has become clear to me they take marriage equality as a given. I have no doubt that their view will carry the future.

“I handled a fair amount of domestic relations work when I was a practicing lawyer, and it was all governed by state law. I believe that is the proper place for this issue to be decided as well.”

[kestrel91316]

1. It's a civil rights issue, Harry, that should NEVER be subject to tyranny of the majority,

and should NOT be a matter of states' rights any more than women's voting rights or black slavery.