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Date Posted: 14:52:07 05/11/12 Fri
Author: Popeye
Subject: Re: Once Gay Americans are through celebrating President Barack Obama's
In reply to: Popeye 's message, "Re: Once Gay Americans are through celebrating President Barack Obama's" on 13:04:29 05/11/12 Fri

But Obama’s evolution to supporting marriage equality comes with its own irony—namely because while he said he personally supports gay marriage, he still believes it should be left for individual states to decide. States’ rights were, of course, once the high-minded defense for slavery and segregation. But that caveat was necessary for the president to soften the assertion politically, at least until the election is over and the Supreme Court decides to take up the case.

But on the other side, “if and when the Supreme Court does take up the issue, the Obama administration—after Obama said what he said—is going to have to write an amicus brief saying that there is a fundamental constitutional right to gay marriage. There is still one more notch for him to evolve,” said Feldman.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/11/gay-marriage-s-murky-constitutional-question.html

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