The press is quite pleased with President Obama’s proclamations on gay marriage. The evolutionary process appears to have finally come to a conclusion. Yet, it might be useful to place the President’s epiphany in historical context. To assist in the process, I have placed several quotes from past and present elected officials on the issue … Continue reading Identify the Speaker
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NH GOP Kills Gay Marriage Repeal
The New Hampshire House, dominated 3-to-1 by Republicans, has just voted by an approximately 2-to-1 majority to kill a bill that would have repealed same-sex marriage and reinstate civil unions. Along with passage of marijuana decriminalization (by a single vote), this vote helps to demonstrate the increasingly libertarian, live-and-let-live character of the New Hampshire GOP.(*) … Continue reading NH GOP Kills Gay Marriage Repeal
Support for Gay Marriage Now the Majority Position, Say Several Polls
Popular support for gay marriage has been rapidly increasing in the last two years, and several polls now show that support for gay marriage is a plurality or majority position in the American public, according to research by Nate Silver. This shift in public opinion is happening far too rapidly to be due to generational … Continue reading Support for Gay Marriage Now the Majority Position, Say Several Polls
New Hampshire Bill Would Abolish Marriage Licensing (Updated)
NH progressives' claims that HB 569 "abolishes marriage" is as nonsensical as claiming that the First Amendment's establishment clause "abolishes churches."
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