Same-Sex Marriage Update

[Jess]

Originally Posted by JustJo

While Obama has not supported same sex marriage specifically, he is for some very fundamental protections with regard to property rights, federal benefits, etc. for same sex civil unions. It's not perfect, but it's a far cry better than we've seen before now. Maybe I'm settling, but I'd take it....

Here's a link to a good summary.

Guess we'll have to agree to disagree because as I see it ( and as law will reflect), unless it is marriage, it will NOT be equal. It will always be some sort of "lesser than" law and will never cover the over 1000 rights we are denied because we can't get married.

It seems Obama tends to do a hella lot of backtracking and performing of half measures when it comes to the basic human rights that he was so very much in support of while campaigning. It's unfortunate that campaigns become more important than doing the right thing and taking care of business. Read : immigration reform which he promised to address within his first 90 days in office and now says basically he won't touch til after midterms. I don't single him out, as all politicians do this. They are merely mouthpieces for their party.