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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com March 07, 2011
Ron Paul Supports DOMA
Speaking to a conservative group in Iowa, potential presidential contender
Ron Paul voiced support for the Defense of Marriage Act but seemed unclear
on the court decision that brought the state marriage equality.
By Advocate.com Editors
Texas congressman and potential presidential aspirant Ron Paul told a
religious conservative group in Iowa Monday that he supports the federal
Defense of Marriage Act as a matter of states’ rights, but he seemed
confused when asked about the court decision that brought marriage equality
to that state.
Speaking to the group Family Leader in Pella, Paul said of DOMA, “I see
that as an act that was prohibiting the move to nationalize [same-sex
marriage] and force Iowa to accept the rules of Massachusetts or whatever,”
The Des Moines Registerreports. DOMA, which President Obama and the Justice
Department said they will no longer defend in court, allows states to deny
recognition to same-sex marriages performed in other states, and also
prevents federal recognition of such unions.
Paul, a 75-year-old libertarian-leaning Republican, was asked if he agreed
with the 2009 Iowa supreme court ruling for marriage equality, then
responded that he hadn’t read that “report” but supported each state’s
right to legislate on marriage. An aide intervened, and Paul said marriage
is “a personal, spiritual matter,” that people shouldn’t need a license
to get married, and that it becomes a state concern only when one state
tries to impose its views on another.
Despite his confusion about the ruling, Paul said he supported Iowa voters’
right to recall state supreme court justices. Three of the justices who
ruled for marriage equally were ousted in last year’s election; the ruling
was unanimous, but only three of the seven justices were up for retention
votes. Conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats, who founded Family Leader,
was a key player in the recall effort.
Paul, who ran in the GOP presidential primaries in 2008, said at the Family
Leader meeting that there’s a 50-50 chance he’ll seek the nomination in
2012. | m******1
发帖数: 19713 | | m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 3 同性恋就是个靶子，什么政客想炒作了就踹我们一脚。
同性恋还是左派们的铁杆票仓，两边的政客都不待见我们，反正都知道，不管是踹我们
还是待见我们都改变不了选票的最终格局。 | g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 4 no. 踹我们可以讨好保守派，好处大大的。待见我们没多少选票，所以共和党踹我们，
民主党不待见我们，我们在夹缝中生存，还能有这么大进展，说明we well deserve
our equal rights.
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】
: 同性恋就是个靶子，什么政客想炒作了就踹我们一脚。
: 同性恋还是左派们的铁杆票仓，两边的政客都不待见我们，反正都知道，不管是踹我们
: 还是待见我们都改变不了选票的最终格局。
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