I know Pres. Bush doesn't want gays to marry, but what's his stance on civil unions and domestic partnerships?

Question

How does he feel about gays having civil unions and domestic partnerships? Is he against them too?

Oh, and Bill Clinton too. I know he signed the Defense of Marriage Act, but how does he feel about civil unions and domestic parterships?

To mat (with 1 t), first of all, I didn't ask anyone's personal view on gay marriage. What I asked was whether Bush was for civil unions or not. And marriage is not just a word or union designated for only a man and a woman, but two people. Heterosexuality and the word straight are for men and women only. And you said that it sounds more like I'm trying to push my views on you when in reality I asked you a question that you could not answer correctly because you were too busy pushing your views on me. I never once pushed my views in this question, all I did was ask a very simple question. Also, you said that marriage is a religious word and anyone who isn't religious shouldn't care about it. What makes you think I'm not religious? You don't know me or anything about me. People getting married doesn't have to be religious, you and the gov't need to learn the meaning of separation of church and state.

Answer 1

Bush is a bigot who has opposed gay rights his whole career, when he was Governor of Texas he tried to get legislation in place that would not only have banned adoption of children by gay couples, it would have retro-actively nullified all existing adoptions and removed the children from the homes not only of all gay families in the state, but for any gay families that moved to Texas in the future. It never even got to a vote in the legislature, and then he became President, and the whole idea was dropped. He wants to re-criminalize homosexuality because that is the goal of the Religious Reich and he has to hang on to them since he has no other consistent supporters, either here or abroad. Iraq has turned into a political disaster, in many European countries his approval rating is down to 18%, his closest European ally, Tony Blair has been removed from office, gay-bashing is all he's got left so he's hardly going to give it up. Worse, everything he does is ultimately the fault of the American people as a whole, we re-elected him knowing what he was.

Answer 2

I don't think it matters what Clinton thinks as far as that goes, he's not in office and cannot be reelected. So that's kind of a mute issue.

As far as Bush is concerned, I happen to agree with what others have said, I don't believe he understands the complexity of the question. I know his Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert is against any form of legal recognition of gay/lesbian unions, his VP (who we all know has a gay daughter) is also against it as far as his voting record shows, but he's a two faced liar as well. He's said at various times that he would support a Civil Union law, but not Equal marriage, but he's always suppported Bush's attempts at changing the constitution to make sure we never have equal legal recognition.

Dennis Hastert is my Congressman, I live in his state and his District. He's as bad as Bush on so many levels. He's a pupet of his party and works as a "yes man" for the Bush Camp. Years ago my parents used to have an office around the corner from his local office. We used to run into him at lunchtime at this local hang-out having his liquid lunch. We dubbed him "Do Nothing Dennny, the Lunchtime Lush." He never spoke out for any cause except those preapproved by the party and he only ever mentioned the party talking points as they were officially deamed. Nothing's changed.

Answer 3

I dont' hate on gay people or their rights but one thing to consider is that the word 'marriage' is unity between a man and a woman, and besides what the word means 'marriage' is a religous act anyways, and since same sex sexual relations isn't correct to any major relgion I know of then it sounds more as if your trying to push your beliefs on many other people rather then the other way around. Marriage is a religious word and if your not religious then you shouldn't care about marriage

Answer 4

most people don't understand the differences between democrat and republican. g.w. is a republican. their beliefs run their government. democrats let their heads understand what actually pertains to the people. republicans are right in some cases but, not in this one. they don't understand the separation of church and state. a marriage can be conducted religiously by a priest, preacher, or whatever, or, just by legal means, like a judge, justice of the peace or other elected legal professional. so, what i have to say is, if a straight couple can be married without any religious affiliation, gay couples should also be able to. this civil union stuff makes me sick. so, we can devote the rest of our lives to another person but, we can't reap the monetary and other governmental benefits, medical, and so on? this is bull**** and it is wrong. there are too many stereotypes who think we are child molesters and other deviants. we need to get rid of the stereotypical and religous antics. there are too many places and facts to understand here.

Answer 5

contained in the united kingdom, a modern intense profile gay divorce develop into suggested by employing a lawyer as being "marriage in all yet call". Adoption is high quality and so on. i'm positive contained in the U. S. you're allowed a joint bank account, come on. you would possibly want to attempt this without or with civil partnerships and gay marriage. Edit: Sorry yet i'm gay and really a lot qualified as a nurse. they could under no circumstances refuse you get entry to to a thorough care unit or different difficulty in case you've been the spouse. they in basic terms would not try this. the reason being, regardless of in the experience that they did not like it, their purpose is to maintain away from legal repercusions The intense profile circumstances we listen about (and there are really few) are likely to produce different topics which comprise drug abuse or psychological ailment in touch. Why might want to a nurse refuse get entry to to their affected individual's spouse? very not likely, rather even as someone is dealing with death. They do have a judgment of correct and incorrect and it really is drilled into us by our education to not be prejudiced. it really is amazingly alarmist and unrealistic propaganda - even regardless of the reality that I believe legal equality, gay marriage and each and every thing, I in basic terms had to make the point because i don't like stretching the reality both way and healthcare experts being tarnished like that this is totally authentic with archives. Healthcare workers worry litigation more effective than something else. something you write is a legal record that may come again to you. in case you probably did one of those prejudiced difficulty, this is there in black and white to be held hostile to you in court docket. I doubt any nurse/physician or each person else might want to dare push the reduce like that and danger their license.

Answer 6

1. Bush is anti-Gay.

2. Remember he has tried to change the constitution to exclude Gay rights?

3. Bush does not recognize equality. He expects everyone to pay the same taxes, but only gives heterosexuals special rights to marry & all the percs that come with it for their families.

4. The US will never truly be the 'Land of the Free' until we stop discriminating against all people. Equal taxes should entitle Equal Rights.

Answer 7

Clinton was a severely political person. I'm personally not a fan (DOMA was unforgiveable, plain and simple). He was pro-gay rights in general though, and there was a lot of politics involved in his decision to sign DOMA; it was definitely NOT something he was championing / pushing for. DOn't know if he's vocal about a position FOR marriage or civil unions, but I REALLY doubt he's against.

Answer 8

Bush's opinions are heavily influenced by his conservative religious background. At best he'd probably hope that we don't get into long-term relationships in hopes that we'll sleep around until we all die of some STD.

Answer 9

I am pretty sure Bush is on the side of civil unions.

Answer 10

Suppose Bush were to approve of same sex marriage for gays. Then he would have to approve of it for straights. Being single, my taxes would go up because all these people's taxes would go down. So I would find someone to marry pronto. It's not a good idea--unless we somehow decide to penalize those who get divorces by having them repay their tax breaks.