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dems showing true colors on proposition 8?
Published Jul 22, 2008Views: 82
The Democratic National Committee is actively working to foil the campaign to ban same-sex "marriage" in California.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) contributed $25,000 on February 28 to Equality for All for the purpose of opposing the proposed California marriage protection amendment known as Proposition 8. Equality for All is a homosexual group that pledges to defeat Prop 8 "one voter at a time." According to the group, "a loss in November will dramatically slow, if not halt, progress toward full equality for LGBT Americans."
Matt Barber, director of cultural affairs with Liberty Counsel, argues that the DNC is slipping further outside mainstream America. He asserts the DNC is advocating legalization of same-sex marriage by "go[ing] against the majority of Americans who support the historical definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, and...donating a substantial amount of money to this radical homosexual organization that is promoting so-called same-sex 'marriage' ...."
The Christian attorney and conservative activist also predicts that DNC chairman Howard Dean's multi-city tour in the South to promote Democratic voter registration -- a tour he started last week -- is not likely to succeed with voters who learn of the Committee's effort to defeat Prop 8.
"As the DNC tries to court values voters and Evangelicals, this misguided and ill-advised move by the DNC to support same-sex marriage, I think, is going to alienate that group of people that they are trying to court right now," says Barber.
Last week, the California Supreme Court decided to allow Prop 8 to remain on the November ballot. Although he opposes Prop 8, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has yet to officially announce his support for same-sex marriage.
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Democrats, do you agree or disagree that your party is alienating itself from most Americans with ultra-liberal actions like these? Are you afraid that democrats who lean more towards the center than the far left are going to leave the party if things like this keep up?
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Offend the pro-choice, ditto; offend the Peace now, ditto; offend the Greeners, ditto;
offend a minority, ditto;
offend the trial attorneys, ditto;
offend the unions, ditto;
offend the immigrants, ditto;
and so it goes...someone is going to be offended, and why offend those who support you the strongest?
offend the feminists, ditto;
GOLO member since January 20, 2008
July 22, 2008 1:48 a.m.
What else have they contributed to, and how much? That would indicate to me more about how invested they are in this movement.
GOLO member since April 10, 2008
July 22, 2008 3:54 a.m.
July 22, 2008 5:53 a.m.
GOLO member since June 25, 2008
July 22, 2008 6:36 a.m.
Also, it's a mistake IMO to assume that people like Matt Barber, who is about as far right as it's possible to get, represent the viewpoint of the center in America.
GOLO member since July 4, 2008
July 22, 2008 6:37 a.m.
Heck, if I was single, I'd be out there campaigning to make it legal.
After all, if two gay guys get married, doesn't that mean that there are two more heterosexual girls made available for me?
I call that a 'win-win' for hetero guys.
;-)
GOLO member since July 15, 2007
July 22, 2008 8:18 a.m.
GOLO member since January 25, 2008
July 22, 2008 9:23 a.m.
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