[lbo-talk] Kerry Says He Might Support Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Feb 10 13:31:53 PST 2004


Kevin Robert Dean wrote:


>I thought we'd been through this before---but I'll ask again---How
>is a Justice of the Peace marriage, for example "religious"?
>
>I'm not a big fan of the whole marriage idea myself, but if we're
>gonna have it, why not extend it to all and the benefits that go
>with?

Saying you're for "civil union" but not "marriage" is an admission that you're going for a second-class institution. Press people on why they make the distinction and the hem and haw and can't answer because they can't bring themselves to admit to a prejudice.

Doug



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