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Posted on 12/16/2011 1:50:43 PM PST by Antoninus
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Good for Santorum. I know he hates to go on the attack, but I don’t. Mitt is a filthy liar! A filthy liberal progressive RINO LIAR!!
Lest anyone think that Romney actually did oppose homosexual “marriage” in Massachusetts, please ping the lists to this article.
Sadly, Romney seems to be getting the default endorsements because of an even greater fear of Gingrich. National Review has come out today against Gingrich, saying he can’t beat Obama. Romney’s picked up the endorsement of Tea Party favourite, Governor Nikki Hailey. The party is choosing up sides between Romney and Gingrich, but many conservatives feel left in the middle with a distasteful choice facing them in the primary ballot box. Some of those will stay with the marginal candidates for Iowa and New Hampshire, but by the time South Carolina votes it will be a two-horse race with no candidate remaining who acceptable to true conservatives.
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So why isn’t Santorum the best candidate?
On paper he absolutely is the best candidate. He suffers from two things: a somewhat bland tv persona and the legacy of his Senate defeat in Pennsylvannia, precipated in part by his support for Specter over Toomey in the 2004 Republican nomination battle. Very difficult for someone to sell themselves a potential winner on the national stage when they couldn’t hold their own Senate seat.
Good question. Imho, those who have watched the debates are not drawn to him.
If Tricia Erickson was right about her report on Mitt’s stand on same sex marriagae: I believe she said that he madated that all judges perform the marriage of any gay couple in Massachusetts. His nomination of judges, too, were very liberal. I couldn’t believe it when I saw him standing there telling lies about his belief in marriage between a man and a woman! Read her book, “Can Mitt Romney WServe Two Masters? If anyone is leaning in his diredtion, this book is a must read!
. It has always been his way.
"While former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney claims he did everything possible to throttle homosexual marriage in his state – his campaign now saying he took "every conceivable step within the law to defend traditional marriage" – several constitutional experts say that just isn't so.
"What Romney did [was] he exercised illegal legislative authority," Herb Titus said of the governor's actions after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court released its opinion in the Goodridge case in 2003. "He was bound by what? There was no order. There wasn't even any order to the Department of Public Health to do anything."
Titus, a Harvard law graduate, was founding dean of Pat Robertson's Regent University Law School. He also worked with former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, ...
Romney's aides have told WND that after four of the seven court members reinterpreted the definition of marriage, he believed he had no choice but to direct clerks and others to change state marriage forms and begin registering same-sex couples.
Some opponents contend that with those actions, Romney did no more or less than create the first homosexual marriages recognized in the nation. And Titus agrees."
"....But the court's decision conflicts with the constitutional philosophy of three co-equal branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial, Titus said. It also violates with the Massachusetts Constitution, which states: "The power of suspending the laws, or (suspending) the execution of the laws, ought never to be exercised but by the legislature..."
And it cannot even be derived from the opinion itself, asserts the pro-family activist group Mass Resistance, which says the decision did four things:
* First, it acknowledged that the current law does not permit same-sex marriage.
"The only reasonable explanation is that the Legislature did not intend that same-sex couples be licensed to marry. We conclude, as did the judge, that G.L. c. 207 may not be construed to permit same-sex couples to marry."
* Second, it said it is NOT striking down the marriage laws (among other things, the Massachusetts Constitution forbids a court to change laws)
"Here, no one argues that striking down the marriage laws is an appropriate form of relief."
* Third, it declared that not allowing same-sex marriages is a violation of the Massachusetts Constitution.
"We declare that barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution."
* And fourth, given that the court is not changing any laws, the SJC gave the Legislature 180 days to "take such action as it may deem appropriate."
"We vacate the summary judgment for the department. We remand this case to the Superior Court for entry of judgment consistent with this opinion. Entry of judgment shall be stayed for 180 days to permit the Legislature to take such action as it may deem appropriate in light of this opinion."
After the Legislature did nothing during the 180 days, Romney then took action "on his own," the group said.
"Gov. Romney's legal counsel issued a directive to the Justices of the Peace that they must perform same-sex marriages when requested or 'face personal liability' or be fired," the group said."
I will concede that Santorum is bland, but we NEED substance NOT style. Obama all “style” yet an empty suit. I am looking forward to seeing how Rick does in Iowa. He has done over 350 townhall meetings. Is there any Iowan at this point that he hasn’t talked with?
Mitt is not only a RINO but actually Obama lite.
He is the one candidate in this race I really feel like agrees with me on 95% of what I believe in. However, -and this is just me- I am really tired of US Senators either running or becoming President. I think the US Senate should be the last place we look for presidential candidates.
That said Santorum is a good man, and I would support.
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