[AHerald]

States rights. States rights. States rights. That's Bush's position. And it's the right one.

[tanknetter]

States rights. States rights. States rights. That's Bush's position. And it's the right one.

Agreed, this should be left to the states. I'm concerned by the comments out there that appear to support Federal intrusion (one way or another) into this area. They constitute "evidence" that the only differences between Conservatives and Liberals are the ends they wish to effect through the use of big (Federal) government.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I do not have a problem with the states rights position, though it is a deviation from the position our nation took on the polygamy issue. My problem is with the way Bush sounds supportive of civil unions, and that he claims against logic that there is a difference. The Amendment actually does NOT protect traditional marriage at all. That is what he should be saying. All it does is return the issue to the people. And as a practical application of giving states the right to choose, there must be a different name so the distinction is clear and the choice can be easily differentiated among the states. Civil unions and marriages are the same. But you cannot offer a choice, practically, without using different terminology.