"I support a constitutional amendment to define marriage between a man and woman. I was the co-author of the state — a law in Minnesota to define it and now we have courts jumping over this."
--Tim Pawlenty, at last night's GOP debate in New Hampshire, when asked about an Amendment to write descrimination against gay people into the United States Constitution. Such an amendment enjoyed support from all the candidates except Ron Paul who thinks government should get out of marriage.
"John, I do support a constitutional amendment on — on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law."
--Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, apparently unaware that a federal constitutional amendment would overturn state law.
"Constitutional."
--Mitt Romney, when asked if he would support Constitutional amendment or state decision to overturn marriage equality. When Mitt ran for the Senate against Ted Kennedy in the 90s, he told a gay group that he would be a stronger senator for gay rights than Sen. Kennedy.
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Quotes of the Day
Well, I think it’s very powerful that both the Army and the Marines overwhelmingly opposed changing it, that their recommendation was against changing it. And if as president — I’ve met with them and they said, you know, it isn’t working, it is dangerous, it’s disrupting unit morale, and we should go back, I would listen to the commanders whose lives are at risk about the young men and women that they are, in fact, trying to protect.
--Newt Gingrich making up "facts" to support his assertion that Don't Ask/Don't Tell should be reinstated. Most of the candidates at last night's Republican Presidential Debate in New Hampshire supported reinstatement of DA/DT after host John King asked them about it directly.
"Rights don’t come in groups. We shouldn’t have gay rights. Rights come as individuals. If we would (ph) have this major debate going on, it would be behavior that would count, not the person who belongs to which group."
--Congressman Ron Paul stating that he would not work to over throw DA/DT repeal, though he didn't specify what "behavior" he was talking about.
I believe that “don’t ask/don’t tell” should have been kept in place until conflict was over.
--Mitt Romney, avoiding the question.
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--Newt Gingrich making up "facts" to support his assertion that Don't Ask/Don't Tell should be reinstated. Most of the candidates at last night's Republican Presidential Debate in New Hampshire supported reinstatement of DA/DT after host John King asked them about it directly.
"Rights don’t come in groups. We shouldn’t have gay rights. Rights come as individuals. If we would (ph) have this major debate going on, it would be behavior that would count, not the person who belongs to which group."
--Congressman Ron Paul stating that he would not work to over throw DA/DT repeal, though he didn't specify what "behavior" he was talking about.
I believe that “don’t ask/don’t tell” should have been kept in place until conflict was over.
--Mitt Romney, avoiding the question.
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