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In reply to the discussion: President Obama Affirms His Support for Same Sex Marriage [View all]woo me with science
(32,139 posts)that he is personally in favor of equal marriage but that he still considers it not a civil right, but a privilege that can be denied by states through voting.
Obama, 2012:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/politics/obama-same-sex-marriage/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
"'At a certain point I've just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,' Obama said in an interview with ABC News...The president said he supports the concept of states deciding the issue on their own, ABC News reported."
Cheney, 2009:
Cheney supports same-sex marriage 'on a state-by-state basis'
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/02/nation/na-cheney2.
"June 2, 2009 WASHINGTON Former Vice President Dick Cheney waded into another roiling public debate Monday, saying he supports same-sex marriage as long as the issue is decided by states rather than the federal government."
There is still much more evolving to do.