I was going to vote for Hillary until I found out about her outrageous opposition to Gay Marriage. I looked up Sen. Obama's stance and discovered a much more Gay friendly Candidate. My question is, how long has Hillary stood this way about Gay Marriage; and what is her motive?
2007-08-30 07:44:16 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Because two gay people do not constitute a marriage.
Marriages are defined by churches, they are a church institution.
Governements can dfeind unions of people, or eligibility for government benefits, or legal rights in wills and codicils...
But a marriage is the union before God of a man and a woman. It is not anything else.
As Abe Lincoln once quipped, "How many legs has a dog if you call a tail a leg? Five? No. Four. Calling a tail a leg does not make it a leg."
2007-08-30 08:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
None of the Democratic candidates support gay marriage. Both Obama and Hillary support civil unions rather than marriage, so where's the difference? She was well received at the debate on Logo regarding gay issues. I'd be interested to hear further details of how you came to the conclusion that she has some outrageous opposition to gay marriage that is any different than the other candidates that don't support it either. She has pledged to get rid of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" to let gays serve openly in the military, and she insists that civil unions must contain all rights attributable to civil marriage. What is so outrageous?
Personally, I'm all for gay marriage. But I understand that no matter how they really feel about the subject, there isn't a viable candidate for President who will come out and say so. It would be anathema to their campaign.
EDIT: I just received an email telling me that Hillary Clinton will be on the opening show of Ellen's new season, not Obama. Ellen's an advocate for gay marriage, so why doesn't she have a problem with Hillary's stance and if Obama is so much more sympathetic to the gay community why is she having Hillary instead of him? Hmmm....
2007-08-30 07:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
Obama is against gay marriage too. They are both for civil unions and some partnership rights to gay people. Why can't a person be anti-gay marriage? It doesn't make them homophobic, I'm for gay marriage but is not that big of an issue. There are more pressing issues at hand. Those might be her personal beliefs or she might be moderating her position a bit to woo the conservatives.
2007-08-30 08:11:23 · answer #3 · answered by cynical 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answers to those questions depend on what group is hearing her speak. In general, she is pro gay marriage, pro abortion, and thinks global warming is real (not that it stops her from flying around the world on jets, using SUVs, or keeping a large home heated/cooled). If you want more information on Hillary, I recommend reading "The Truth About Hillary" for some real insight into the character of this conniving, lying, deceitful witch.
2016-05-17 08:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by allyson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have the same stance actually.... but Obama has different reasons.. Hillary Clinton is an oppurtunist who doesn't want to loose votes... her concern is more about getting elected than actually doing anything for the people... Barack Obama has to do more with his own moral beliefs... There is only one democratic canidate who is a strong advocate for gay marriges and his name is Dennis Kucinich.,.
2007-08-30 08:04:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have to confess, I am on the fence too about using the word marriage for gay unions, which I am not against. I've been trying to get used to it for some time now since I'm not big on regulating private lives, but marriage just seems to be ingrained in me to mean man and woman. It won't affect my daily life in anyway if there is gay marriage, maybe I'm just stuck in a verbal rut and too damn old to change, but I'd be happy for civil unions that carried the same laws and responsibilities of marriage. I'd be happy to see gay families formalized. Hillary and I are around the same age, so maybe its an age thing, maybe we feel it will be quicker and easier to get approval for civil unions rather than stuff gay marriage down the throats of the obdurate Conservatives. But I do understand how she can feel that way and yet still not dislike gays or their problems.
2007-08-30 07:55:25 · answer #6 · answered by justa 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
For me, I cant stand hillary anyways... I doubt she will win... cuz that one week out of every month, there will be a greater risk of war...
And personally, I could care less about gay marriage... if they want it written down on paper, let them... i have no problem... I personaly dont ever want to get married, it never benefits the man...
The only thing I am against, just for my own beliefs, not religious, is gay adoption...
Because not only are the willingly affecting their own lives... they are affecting a child's life, without his/her consent... the child is still young, he doesnt know what he/she wants...
other than that, I think gay people should have the same rights that any other human has...
2007-08-30 07:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Unfortunately actively supporting "Gay Marriage" is political suicide. Even if you do support gay rights the concept of marriage other than a heterosexual one between 1 man and 1 woman is still not accepted by a majority of Americans.
2007-08-30 08:00:49 · answer #8 · answered by Steven 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean what is her motive have you been living in a cave for the last12 years. The Clinton's are poll driven she read the polls where most of Americans are against gay marriage, enough said!
2007-08-30 07:51:10 · answer #9 · answered by Ynot! 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
One can never truly know what a person is thinking other than themselves, BUT... her stance is that because of our society. She knows that if she supported she would lose just because of numbers...I think that we still have more RED states than BLUE and until that changes the candidates that run will have to be somewhat conservative. I bet in her head she supports it...As the owl says "The World may Never Know"
2007-08-30 07:50:20 · answer #10 · answered by Greg D 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋