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Americans have always held a very wide range of political views. Just 16 years ago Bush was running on the idea of adding a constitutional amendment banning gay

Americans have always held a very wide range of political views. Just 16 years ago Bush was running on the idea of adding a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Obviously there were people at that time who thought it was evil to treat gay people like that. And others thought it was sinful to be gay. The only change now is that social media is showing each side the worst content from the other side getting them angry and engaged.

emmelaich 6y ago
All major political leaders were against gay marriage at some point. The Clintons, Obama, Biden, etc. As for GWB .... > George W. Bush's Forgotten Gay-Rights History > He defied his party by endorsing civil unions in 2004. (But that same year, he backed a constitutional amendment forbidding same-sex marriage. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/george-w-bushs-forgotten-gay-rights-history/277567/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/george-...
- throwaway3699 6y ago
  Was Trump?
  - bob33212 6y ago
    It depends, he hates Rossie O'donnell so for her he is against it. But for his friend Peter Thiel he is in favor of it.
  - brsg 6y ago
    This is a dishonest argument. Trump ran I 2016, when gay marriage was already law. It was explicitly the result of Democrats being elected that legalized gay marriage.
- skinkestek 6y ago
  > He defied his party by endorsing civil unions in 2004. (But that same year, he backed a constitutional amendment forbidding same-sex marriage. This might look inconsistent bjt I think the logic might have been to separate marriage, the religious thing from the civil union thing that is about tax deductions for couples etc. This strikes me as somewhat pragmatic: The government should have as little to say as possible on who lives with who - beyond not allowing close relatives to marry - while still protecting the religions of people living there. I think the Pope fronted a similar conclusion recently. Luckily I am no politician.
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emmelaich 6y ago

All major political leaders were against gay marriage at some point. The Clintons, Obama, Biden, etc. As for GWB .... > George W. Bush's Forgotten Gay-Rights History > He defied his party by endorsing civil unions in 2004. (But that same year, he backed a constitutional amendment forbidding same-sex marriage. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/george-w-bushs-forgotten-gay-rights-history/277567/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/george-...

throwaway3699 6y ago
Was Trump?
- bob33212 6y ago
  It depends, he hates Rossie O'donnell so for her he is against it. But for his friend Peter Thiel he is in favor of it.
- brsg 6y ago
  This is a dishonest argument. Trump ran I 2016, when gay marriage was already law. It was explicitly the result of Democrats being elected that legalized gay marriage.
skinkestek 6y ago
> He defied his party by endorsing civil unions in 2004. (But that same year, he backed a constitutional amendment forbidding same-sex marriage. This might look inconsistent bjt I think the logic might have been to separate marriage, the religious thing from the civil union thing that is about tax deductions for couples etc. This strikes me as somewhat pragmatic: The government should have as little to say as possible on who lives with who - beyond not allowing close relatives to marry - while still protecting the religions of people living there. I think the Pope fronted a similar conclusion recently. Luckily I am no politician.

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