OK fine.
He supported the 10th amendment then changed his mind and supported a federal amendment which would override the 10th amendment.
zero moral courage.
All you have to do is watch him. He oozes insincerity. He gives me the creeps. Exactly like Romney.
Supporting the 10th amendment and supporting a new amendment against gay marriage are not positions in opposition to each other.
He supports the constitution as it currently stands. As it stands now, marriage is not a constitutional issue. As per the 10th amendment, it remains in the area of powers reserved to the states and the people. Hence, if NY passes a gay marriage law, it is nobody’s business but their own, and certainly not a federal issue.
If people could get a new amendment passed which defined marriage as a federal matter with a standardized definition, it would no longer be a 10th amendment issue as the new amendment would now take precedence.
You can’t cherry pick when you like the 10th amendment and use it, and then when you don’t like it and ignore it.
Perry apparently understands the constitution and how it works well enough to get that distinction.
If you want to make a case that Perry is in favor of gay marriage, find a cite where he advocates it in Texas. If you can’t, you have no argument.