Is it true Dreier and Delay oppose Marriage Amendment???

[tritsofme]

I heard some guy say this on a talk show.

If true this would be a huge shot in the foot to *

[tritsofme]

1. kick nt

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. Drier missed the memo

he is saying it should be a state's rights issue

[barbaraann]

3. Here's an FR thread about that.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1084705/posts?q=1&&page=151

[Kimber Scott]

7. God those people are so scary

n/t

[scottxyz]

4. DeLay realizes that an anti-gay-marriage amendment doesn't look good

So he's backing off.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_02_22.html#002601

It's one thing to be anti-gay, and the Republicans do this all the time - usually by stealthier means.

It's another thing to make amending the Constitution to deprive people of equal rights the centerpiece of your campaign - and perhaps DeLay realizes this.

It's VERY hard to amend the Constitution, and perhaps DeLay doesn't want to be on the side of a loser.

Supporting the current amendment (which would ban both gay marriage and "the legal incidents thereof" - ie, it would probably ban gay civil unions as well) also exposes the "compassionate conservatism" of the right-wing for what it always was - a big LIE.

So it's not surprising that Republicans are jumping from BushRove's sinking ship.

[tritsofme]

5. But why would Delay care??

Its not like his seat is in any jeopardy...

[NashVegas]

6. Maybe He's Thinking of

his bitch back in Texas.

[democracyindanger]

8. read josh marshall's take

in the post above. He explains why pretty clearly.

[tritsofme]

9. kick nt