McCain Reiterates Opposition To Federal Anti-Gay-Marriage Amendment

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(Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Republican Sen. John McCain, reaching out to wary conservatives, delivered some bad news to the party's core constituency on Thursday, warning that the midterm elections will be hard for the GOP.

"We Republicans are going to have a tough race in 2006 because the country is not happy with us," McCain said. "We have a 25 percent approval rating in Congress."

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He reiterated his opposition to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, which the Senate is likely to vote on this summer. McCain said the only way he could support it is if the courts prohibit states from setting their own marriage laws.

"I intend to vote against it," he said. "I believe each state should decide."


Link: http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/04/041306mcCain.htm

[saltpoint]

1. When he's not kissing up to neocons, McCain's out back feeding red

meat to the sex bigots.

[ktowntennesseedem]

2. I'm sure he'll discuss his position much more

when he delivers his address at Liberty University.

[IsItJustMe]

3. That won't sit well with the Right Wing christian nut jobs. They are so

full of hate. Everything jesus was against.

[Siyahamba]

4. So, interracial marriage should be decided by the states?

I'd like to hear his take on that one.

[BR_Parkway]

5. Does it not occur to him part of the reason for a 25% approval rating

is having things like a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the first place?

[terrya]

6. Fuck him

His voting record on GLBT issues is dismal. Just as bad as Frist, Cornyn, etc.

He's not against it because he doesn't think the constitution should be amended to discriminate against us. He's pulling that "let the states decide" crap

I see him as just another homophobe.

So, fuck him.

[bigscott]

7. the man is hateful

States rights eh? where oh where have I heard that one before