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Pelosi: Marriage Amendment Discriminates Against Gays
newsmax ^ | Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004 1:41 p.m. EST | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

Posted on 12/05/2004 11:27:47 AM PST by JustAnotherOkie

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that a proposed constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples would be "an act of discrimination" against gays.

Noting that some Republicans in Congress joined Democrats in opposing a federal ban gay marriage, Pelosi told "Fox News Sunday," "There were many Republicans who did not want to taint the Constitution with an act of discrimination. Many Republicans fell into that category."

The San Francisco Democrat made her comments while claiming that Sen. John Kerry was unfairly painted as pro-gay marriage during the presidential campaign.

"President Bush and Sen. Kerry were substantively at the same place on gay marriage," she claimed. "They both opposed it and they both supported civil unions."

The top House Democrat added, "Clearly the public is not ready for the idea of gay marriage. But Sen. Kerry's position was identical to President Bush's on that score."

When Fox host Chris Wallace noted that Kerry opposed the constitutional marriage amendment favored by Bush, Pelosi countered with her comments that amendment opponents "didn't want to taint the Constitution with an act of discrimination."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservatism; discrimination; gay; homosexualagenda; liberalism; marrageamendment; marriage; pelosi; samesexmarriage
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To: JustAnotherOkie
Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday where she predicted that a Democrat would win the White House in November. She told host Tim Russert that she will "guarantee you that John Kerry will be president of the United States."
61 posted on 12/05/2004 1:19:01 PM PST by JesseHousman
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To: JustAnotherOkie

Also Mormons and free lovers -- no polygamy or polamory!


62 posted on 12/05/2004 1:30:18 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: JustAnotherOkie

I don't know why people think discrimination is bad,truly intelligent people discriminate to weed out the bad or the failed.These words, discriminate/tolerance are frequently used but no reason is given as to why i should tolerate something i neither like nor agree with!?


63 posted on 12/05/2004 1:36:55 PM PST by INSENSITIVE GUY
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To: weegee

Civil Unions also allow a "standing" to claim joint tax filing as a right, social security survivor benefits as a right, and immigration spousal visas as a right of the petitioner.

Democrats DO support all of the above and Kerry wrote on his website that he supported all of the above. Very different from GWBush.


64 posted on 12/05/2004 1:40:41 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: Aetius

Too nuanced for 2/3 of the legislatures to pass.


65 posted on 12/05/2004 1:41:55 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: paudio
I'm wondering if she lets people marry their brothers and sisters.

Or their pets.

66 posted on 12/05/2004 1:45:47 PM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: JustAnotherOkie
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that a proposed constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples

Actually the proposed constitutional amendment makes no reference to anyone's sexual orientation. It simply defines a marriage as being between a man and a woman.

67 posted on 12/05/2004 2:20:21 PM PST by usadave
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To: JustAnotherOkie

There must be two Pelosi women in congress. Just two weeks ago the other Pelosi chimed in about how much faith and Christianity she has. This particular Pelosi, as the saying goes for little piggies, has none.


68 posted on 12/05/2004 2:22:31 PM PST by AD from SpringBay (We have the government we allow and deserve.)
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To: Prime Choice

"Marriage Amendment Discriminates Against Gays"

So do I personally, so what!


69 posted on 12/05/2004 2:22:37 PM PST by dalereed
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To: JustAnotherOkie
So, Pelosi is for gay marriage?

Does the sun come up in the morning?

Does a bear $%!# in the woods?

Is water wet?

70 posted on 12/05/2004 2:27:35 PM PST by Gritty ("Judges will never usurp the legislature's power if the legislature can punish them-Federalist #81)
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To: JustAnotherOkie
...Pelosi told "Fox News Sunday," "There were many Republicans who did not want to taint the Constitution with an act of discrimination.

Let's see:

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States...

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States...

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote...

Nope, we certainly don't want to taint the U.S. Constitution with discrimination.

71 posted on 12/05/2004 2:37:22 PM PST by usadave
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To: JustAnotherOkie

Who cares. She's yesterday's news..........not to mention a drooling idiot.

Next................


72 posted on 12/05/2004 4:45:18 PM PST by RightOnline
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