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EffieBlack

(14,249 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2019, 02:55 PM Jun 2019

If an elected official said I support gay marriage [View all]

as long as it's voluntary, i.e., the local government voluntarily issues licemses and recognized gay marriage, but I don't believe the federal government has any right to force local communities to perform or recognize same-sex marriage," would you think that's acceptable?

If not, do you understand why many people have an issue with his state's rights defense of his position on busing and why we are hoping he'll clarify where he stands?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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If an elected official said I support gay marriage [View all] EffieBlack Jun 2019 OP

Had an elected official said this 50 years ago, and for the past 40 years championed gay rights, I emmaverybo Jun 2019 #1

And both Biden and Obama have openly talked a out their evolution on this issue EffieBlack Jun 2019 #3

Then why didn't *he* say that? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #16

Biden came out for federal same sex marriage before Obama, and in some ways forced Obama's hand emulatorloo Jun 2019 #2

I'm not trying to tear Biden down and it's a perfect analogy. You just don't seem to understand it EffieBlack Jun 2019 #4

Don't insult my intelligence please. I disagree with your characterization of what Biden said. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #5

x1000 peggysue2 Jun 2019 #19

If a candidate said that fifty years ago... SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #6

Then why doesn't he just say that instead of doubling down on what he said 50 years ago? EffieBlack Jun 2019 #7

From the point I made above, the demand makes no sense. NT SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Jun 2019 #9

If it doesn't make sense to you, don't ask it EffieBlack Jun 2019 #12

I didn't ask it. SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #15

I'm not jumping into that trap. EffieBlack Jun 2019 #17

"Can you point to his actions in the last decade that give you this level of concern? Actual actions emulatorloo Jun 2019 #10

How about: Not admitting now that he was wrong then? bluewater Jun 2019 #11

How about: lightening up on the negative campaigning and posting good things about Warren. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #14

Answering a direct question YOU posted is now bad form? bluewater Jun 2019 #18

Not everyone, and this included pro-civil rights supporters, and black families as well, felt emmaverybo Jun 2019 #20

+1000 doing what he's been doing is the best response to all this 'concern" and the one that makes emmaverybo Jun 2019 #21

he was wrong barbtries Jun 2019 #13