Marriage on his mind.Writings by people like Richard Goldstein [Left Hook, June 20] never cease to amaze me: "Never mind [Bush's] endorsement of a constitutional amendment that would enshrine en·shrine also in·shrine tr.v. en·shrined, en·shrin·ing, en·shrines 1. To enclose in or as if in a shrine. 2. To cherish as sacred. discrimination in our intimate lives." Isn't that exactly what John Kerry  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. did in
endorsing the Massachusetts constitutional amendment against gay
marriage?
The only presidential candidate who has openly supported gay marriage is Michael Badnarik of the Libertarian Party The Libertarian party was founded in Colorado in 1971 and held its first convention in Denver in 1972. In 1972 it fielded John Hospers for president and Theodora Nathan for vice president in the U.S. general election. . In the recent Senate rejection of the Federal Marriage Amendment The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) (also known as the Marriage Protection Amendment) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. , he praised them by saying, "When two people say 'I do,' the government has no business saying 'Oh, no, you don't.'" Why does the gay community (and gay media) ignore the one real party that treats us like full equals in their platform? Michael Fullmer, Atlanta, Ga. |
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