How can Presidential candidates say they are out to protect family values by denying same sex marriage when?

Question

so many families are a mess without it? I'm not out to "get" familes, heck, I come from one and last time I looked I'm still in one. How can they profess to love America but have a problem with some law abiding, contributing Americans yet want to represent us all? To me it seems convoluted.

Any thoughts?

I mean, I never abandoned my country, I don't understand how my country can abandon me.

Answer 1

It is strange.
I'm Canadian, we've had gay marriage for a few years now, it's not a big deal.
One would think that a nation that gives so much lip service to "freedom" would see fit to give the same rights to all of its citizens. They pay taxes, go to school, serve in the military (just not openly, which is also very weird) and raise children.
Gay people contribute to society.
Bizarre.
I think you guys have too many religious crackpots in your country.

Answer 2

Notice a presidential candidates will promise you the moon and stars but get in the white house and nothing gets accomplished expect this damn war. they say whatever they think voters wanna hear most voters are in denial of same sex marriage because they say it's in moral but if you look at those that say that are mostly baby boomers who are trying to hold on to outdated ways. Now here is the problem certain age groups rule when it comes to voting certain groups always vote so these so call candidates run to their beliefs to get them to vote for them. We as younger voters don't see the importance of voting and we loose out in the long run . Well that's just my opinion.

Answer 3

To me the answer to this question has to do with religion. Most on the campaign profess some sort of religion, to most religions this type of union is unacceptable. Most will not outright condem a gay person but also want no part of being seen as accepting their right to marriage, especially not in a church!
Many Americans are openly acceptable to the gay community however, they too, find it a bit hard to accept marriage between two people of the same sex. Religion has taught us that this is not to be condoned. I'm sure that the candidates find the issue hard to address & most try to skirt the issue as much as possible! For those who have faced the issue & said bluntly that they are against it, they have been seen in a negitive way for assuming the same position many of the rest of the nation feel the same way about! I would rather see a politician state his/her position honestly rather than lie by not answering the question of where they stand on the issue.

Answer 4

That is the question of the century... freakin' conservatives, man... I don't know what to tell ya...

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If you want to be a good politician in America, just follow this advice from some of our top contenders:

Fred Thompson:
"In order to win an election, you have to play a really smart guy on a popular TV show and then get a secondary marriage to a woman who is younger than your first born child. Make sure to tell 'em it's because you are a conservative."

Hillary Clinton:
"I find that having my husband do all of my campaigning for me is very effective... people really like him a lot and I'm just a woman anyway... You can also get real snug with corporate types and seem more conservative than you actually are too..."

Mitt Romney:
"I find that it really helps to yell at your own constituents and accuse them of being baby killers and gay supporters... you have to demand obedience right off the bat."

Barack Hussein Obama:
"I think what has really helped me to get this far is making sure that my name rhymes with every known Terrorist on the most wanted list... It really inspires trust these days."

Ron Paul:
"Just spend all your campaign money on net-savvy teenagers to post things on internet chats about you... they might not vote for you but your money helps them to afford their lattes and Starbucks and that's what is really important."

John McCain:
"Market your military experience for all it's worth... forget about the future... It's really what you did in the military 40 years ago that reflects what's going on today. I also refuse to let them put makeup on me... I want to look as old and pale as I possibly can."

Rudy Guiliani:
"Confuse the heck out of everyone! Act like a liberal and then act like a big old neocon jerk just to throw 'em off... Make sure that everyone remembers 9/11 and make sure they think it only happened to you. Pity is a good jumping off point."

John Edwards:
"Get into lots of petty arguments with people like Ann Coulter. Get your wife involved as much as possible. Cause concern among both Gays and Christians at the same time by saying you are really "confused" about the gay marriage debate. Nobody really needs either of their votes anyway."

Answer 5

Marriage is a term derived from a religious background. It has been defined as a union between a man and a woman.

The gays have civil unions, in most states this grants the same rights as a married couple, without redefining the term marriage to make themselves more socially acceptable.

Marriage is an institution that goes back thousands of years, why should we redefine the term because a small percentage of the population, less the 8% last I checked want to.

How does it hurt them, if in a civil union they have the same rights as a married couple, just because they can't be called married.

Answer 6

I agree with you. It's a shame that people who are doing their part as Americans the same as I are denied the same rights as I based upon genetic predisposition or their upbringing.

My major concern is why do those who value the freedoms of the American way of life deny those selfsame freedoms to some of this countries citizens? Is this 1984? Is this Animal Farm? Are some people just more equal than others?

Answer 7

I don't think I understand. Are you saying that same sex marriages will prevent "families in general" from being a mess? I don't know what the basis is for this thinking.

Edit: adult citizens have the same rights in the US...to marry another consenting, non-married adult of the opposite sex. No one prevents you from marrying a woman, just like I did.

Answer 8

why can't gay people accept same sex unions with same legal rights as married people...instead they are demanding to redefine marriage in order to be socially acceptable...instead of demanding the same legal rights as married people...that is the real issue...

Answer 9

Get a clue...marraige is a man + a woman = marraige !

You aren't going to get same sex "marraiges" ...period !

It takes a mother AND a father to raise a kid right..not Adam and Steve, or Joan and Jane.