It just goes to show that there have been consequences to the gay activists attempts to force same sex marriage through the courts. There are now 27 states that define marriage within their state constitutions, almost all of which have happened since Nov. 2003. This would not have happened without that court ruling in Mass.
Maybe the gay activists should not have tried to force marriage through the courts. Their insistence that “civil unions” are not enough and are “separate but equal” probably has turned away people who might have supported their efforts for partnership rights.
The Iowa court ruling has been stayed. But the state supreme courts of California, Maryland, and Connecticut could all rule on this before the Nov. 2008 election. So it could be a factor in the ‘08 elections. Florida may be voting on a state constitutional amendment in ‘08.
I agree with the premise of this article. I am one such conservative.
My take is that gopers will stay home this next election cycle because they/we are so angry over bush’s betrayal on immigration and the party’s obvious obfuscation on the subject.
It seems corporate America has full run of the house at gop headquarters, leaving ordinary old reagan repubs in the dust.
That said, the only subjects that will rouse my blood pressure are the fricking gay agenda and of course preparation H.
Otherwise - if the DEMS silence the gays, and offer up Obama.. my thoughts are that ordinary conservatives will sit out the election... allow the tiger woods candidate to prevail... s\
Much like what Biden and Hume said - Wisconsin housewives will beam with pride at how well the darkies have done - producing this fresh, clean black man in Chicago Politics.
But - if my choice is between the brokeback future for my kids with the clitnons - well, I;ll be out there holding signs on street corners for Rumsfeld. [and I HATE rumsfeld]
I know I’m not alone. I have always been pretty mainstream paleo.... and Perot appealed to a lot of us during the bush/clinton/bush years...
That does not disqualify us from participation in conservative forums - I would hope.