The gay marriage issue is being touted as this election's wedge issue that will split the voters one way or the other. Will it have an effect on the way you vote?

Not really. I think it's more of an outlying factor that's been raised to take people's focus away from more pressing issues.

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Originally posted by Marginalia
Not really. I think it's more of an outlying factor that's been raised to take people's focus away from more pressing issues.

you're smart. do something sexual to me.

Well.....okay!

Bringing in Kerry won't legalize gay marriage, however it should slow down the gay marriage ban amendment. It's a good reason I'm voting for...oh wait I'm voting for Nader.

It is one of the primary reasons I am voting against Bush.

Originally posted by Mayfuck
Bringing in Kerry won't legalize gay marriage, however it should slow down the gay marriage ban amendment. It's a good reason I'm voting for...oh wait I'm voting for Nader.

Seriously.

Bush opposes gay marriage and wants a federal constitutional amendment.

Kerry opposes gay marriage, doesn't necessarily want a federal amendment, but backed an effort for a Massachusetts state constitutional amendment.

What options!

No politician that wants to get elected (especially President) is actually going to come out for gay marriage. The poll breakdown is something like this:
Repubs: 98% against gay marriage
Dems: 52% against gay marriage
There's an old saying in politics, "don't talk about guns, gays, or god."

Kerry/Edwards is for letting states deicide. So, each individual states could choose to allow gay marriage. But, there would be no federal law about it. They are, however, for gay unions...which would allow for partnership rights. And they are against any constitutional amendment banning gy marriage.

Somewhat, yes.

I sure as hell hope all the fags get out there and vote against Bush.

Funny, at Bush's website he listed reasons for why people in my state shouldn't vote for him. Among what he listed several had already been imposed in some form by the republican parties government....

It's the thing that's reluctantly forcing me to vote Green in the Australian election this year.

In a hundred years, people will look back on the US now, and they will be appaled that people discriminated because of sexual orientation. It's really no different than racism, except we've never enslaved the gays.

i think it would be fucking ridiculous to vote for a president who didn't support the complete and undistinguishable rights of gay people in the country... its like voting for a president 50 years ago who wouldn't support black people's rights (or any minority for that matter), or voting for a president 100 years ago that didn't support women's rights... its just unthinkable to me.

marriage which is an institution of religion should not dictate the financial benefit of the people of the state/country.

exactly why i'm not voting for kerry's whack ass...

i've sent in registration to vote like 3 times now and I've still never gotten anything... weird huh considering i listed green party on all of em.

Only the extremists really would think this is a major issue, and then the extremists already have their minds made up.

It's a non-factor to me.