[Jorge]

"In 1996 Kerry was one of only 14 senators to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act to protect states from being forced to recognize another state's same-sex "marriages." It was signed by President Clinton, and Bush supports it."

Thanks for posting this. I had forgotten how Kerry voted.

So Kerry believes that if one state legalizes homosexual marriages, then EVERY state must therefore recognize it as legitimate.
Let's see if he stands by that position now, or checks the polls and flip-flops again.

[jwalsh07]

Let's see if he stands by that position now, or checks the polls and flip-flops again.

Indded Jorge, Ohio, a battleground state, just passed the most stringent DOMA act in the country even codifying that civil unions are invalid.

[demlosers]

So Kerry believes that if one state legalizes homosexual marriages, then EVERY state must therefore recognize it as legitimate.

Gotcha Horseface.

[Don Joe]

So Kerry believes that if one state legalizes homosexual marriages, then EVERY state must therefore recognize it as legitimate.

If he's pulling a "full faith and credit" on us for "marriage" licenses, then call him on it. Demand "full faith and credit clause" recognition/reciprocity for CCW licenses issued in any state. Oh, and for every Vermont citizen, too.

For that matter, he should insist that the gov't recognize "Vermont Carry" rules for every citizen of every state, since that's Vermont's rule.

Essentially, everyone has an inherent "CCW License" when visiting Vermont. Unlike Florida, where an out of state visitor has to apply for a non-resident license, Vermont simply says come on in, and carry as you please.

So, since every state would be obligated to honor a Florida (non-resident) license (just as states are obligated to honor other states' non-resident marriage licenses), they should also be obligated to observe Vermont's non-resident CCW "implicit license".

I think there's plenty of stuff there for a good Constitutional lawyer to use to keep 'em in knots for as long as the want to persue that tack (i.e., requiring all states to observe homosexual "marriages" from other states).

It creates a Catch-22 for him. He either insists that the Constitution (i.e., the Full Faith and Credit clause) does apply to licenses, period, or, he casts himself the hypocrite, insisting that it only applies to some licenses.

In the first case, he's entering "never gonna go there" territory. In the second case, he's cutting his own argument off at the knees, because if Full Faith and Credit is not universal -- if it is subjective -- then guess what "license" would top the list of "licenses" that most states would refuse to accept?

Anybody else see the potential here?

[Van Jenerette]

...Let's see if he stands by that position now, or checks the polls and flip-flops again...

From what I have seen of Kerry, he will flip-flip-flip, anyway he can. Remember...he touts himself as a decorated 'war-hero' but leaves out the part where he threw those decorations back over the Whitehouse wall.

I'd put my money on FLIP...

Vandon

P.S. Katherine and Christian and many of my students from the college went to meet Pres. Bush in Charleston yesterday...many students converted from brainwashed liberals into clear thinking Republican's on the spot! Ahhh...the road to the Whitehouse runs through the Old South after all!