SEN. JOHN KERRY’S KERRYMANDERING VOL. 2, ISSUE 1 Kerry Evasive And Confusing On Gay Marriage

RNC ^ | Feb 19 2004 | N/A

[Dog]

SEN. JOHN KERRY’S KERRYMANDERING

VOL. 2, ISSUE 1

Kerry Evasive And Confusing On Gay Marriage

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FACING POLITICAL PRESSURE, KERRY SAYS HE MIGHT

SUPPORT AMENDMENT BANNING GAY MARRIAGE

Kerry Won’t Rule Out Supporting Amendment To Massachusetts Constitution Banning Gay Marriage. “Asked if he would support a state constitutional amendment barring gay and lesbian marriages, Kerry didn’t rule out the possibility. ‘I’ll have to see what language there is,’ he said.” (Susan Milligan, “Kerry Says GOP May Target Him On ‘Wedge Issue,’” The Boston Globe, 2/6/04)

BUT IN 2003, KERRY SUGGESTED HE MIGHT SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE IF IT BECAME PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE

On Question Of Gay Marriage, Kerry Said, “We Need To Achieve What We Can, And Then We Will See Where We Are.” Kerry believes civil unions “would be more acceptable to the public than marriage for homosexual couples. Kerry indicated he might eventually back gay marriages if a public consensus developed for them. ‘We need to achieve what we can, and then we will see where we are,’ he said.” (Ronald Brownstein, “Gay Issues Get Democratic Field’s Backing,” Los Angeles Times, 7/16/03)

IN 2002, HE SIGNED LETTER REJECTING MASSACHUSETTS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BANNING GAY MARRIAGE

Kerry Said It Would Be “Grave Error” For Massachusetts To Adopt Amendment Banning Gay Marriage. “We believe it would be a grave error for Massachusetts to enshrine in our Constitution a provision which would have such a negative effect on so many of our fellow residents. … We are therefore united in urging you to reject this Constitutional amendment and avoid stigmatizing so many of our fellow citizens who do not deserve to be treated in such a manner.” (Sen. John Kerry, et al, Letter To Members Of The Massachusetts Legislature, 7/12/02)

AND IN 1996, HE VOTED AGAINST DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT

Kerry Was One Of Only 14 Senators To Vote Against 1996 Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA), Which Banned Federal Recognition Of Gay Marriage And Same-Sex Partner Benefits. (H.R. 3396, CQ Vote #280: Passed 85-14: R 53-0; D 32-14, 9/10/96, Kerry Voted Nay)

Kerry Called DOMA “Unconstitutional, Unprecedented And Unnecessary,” And “Politics At Its Worst.” “DOMA is unconstitutional, unprecedented and unnecessary. Again, I return to the original questions: What is its legislative purpose? What is its motivation? What does passage of this bill mean for the country? It is hard to believe that this bill is anything other than a thinly veiled attempt to score political debating points by scapegoating gay and lesbian Americans. That is politics at its worst …” (Sen. John Kerry [D-MA], Congressional Record, 9/10/96, p. 10108)

… Confused? We Are, Too.

[Dog]

Kerry just added to the confusion today.

[EggsAckley]

Sticking finger into the air.......which way is the wind blowing today.............?

[Dog]

fyi..

[Dog]

This is good.... look at this ...

Kerry Won’t Rule Out Supporting Amendment To Massachusetts Constitution Banning Gay Marriage. “Asked if he would support a state constitutional amendment barring gay and lesbian marriages, Kerry didn’t rule out the possibility. ‘I’ll have to see what language there is,’ he said.” (Susan Milligan, “Kerry Says GOP May Target Him On ‘Wedge Issue,’” The Boston Globe, 2/6/04)

He would be open to a Massachusett constitutional amendment barring gay and lesbian marriages but not a Federal one...

Game.... Set..... Match!!!

[.cnI redruM]

KERRYMANDERING - love it!

[KQQL]

H.R. 3396 (Defense of Marriage Act) Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Signed the Letter Backing Gay Marriage - massequality.org 07/12/02

"Kerry indicated he might eventually back gay marriages if a public consensus developed for them," Brownstein Notes.
http://www.massinsider.com/archives/001261.phtml

[Dog]

fyi..

[Dog]

fyi..

[Dog]

Would you guys be interested in this??

[Peach]

Old flip flops never ceases to flipping amaze me.

The man has no convictions about ANYTHING.

[Mo1]

Did you know Kerry told the Pope to mind his own business about Gay Marriage?

http://www.hillnews.com/open_secrets/080603.aspx
Kerry tells off the Pope

• Presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) responded to the Vatican’s call for Catholic elected officials to oppose gay marriage by telling Rome to stay out of American politics. “It’s important not to have the church instructing politicians,” Kerry, a Catholic, told the Boston Herald.

Not everyone agrees. “Too many Catholic politicians want to have it both ways,” said former U.S. Ambassdor to the Vatican Raymond Flynn. “They want the Catholic vote, but then they go ahead and ignore Catholic teaching.”

[Dog]

Oh my.....he disrespected the Holy Father.

[cyncooper]

Yikes. Thanks for the ping!

[finnman69]

BUT TODAY...

Statement from John Kerry on Bush Constitutional Amendment


February 24, 2004

For Immediate Release


“I believe President Bush is wrong. All Americans should be concerned when a President who is in political trouble tries to tamper with the Constitution of the United States at the start of his reelection campaign.

“This President can’t talk about jobs. He can’t talk about health care. He can’t talk about a foreign policy, which has driven away allies and weakened the United States, so he is looking for a wedge issue to divide the American people.
“While I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, for 200 years, this has been a state issue. I oppose this election year effort to amend the Constitution in an area that each state can adequately address, and I will vote against such an amendment if it comes to the Senate floor.

“I believe the best way to protect gays and lesbians is through civil unions. I believe the issue of marriage should be left to the states, and that the President of the United States should be addressing the central challenges where he has failed – jobs, health care, and our leadership in the world rather than once again seeking to drive a wedge by toying with the United States Constitution for political purposes.”

[wadeintothem]

Archive of several links on kerry.. including what you mentioned.. and actual roll call vote is here:
http://www.nojohnkerry.org/kerryhtml/kerrygaymarriage.htm

[Interesting Times]

Would you guys be interested in this??

Probably not... we're stretched pretty thin at the moment.

Nice work, though. The Kerry campaign is clearly a target-rich environment...

[Mo1]

Oh my.....he disrespected the Holy Father.

Just goes to show what kind of man Kerry is ... not even the real JFK would do something like that

[plain talk]

Kerry is just another CINO.

[commish]

ON another thread a poster said MSNBC is now saying Kerry has said he "might" support an amendment if it is "Worded" correctly.

If that is true he is already waffling on the statement of this morning, which was a waffle on his statement on the 6th which was a waffle on his ..... Oh you get the idea.