Obama, McCain On Gay Marriage
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McCain and Obama both have said that they oppose granting legal recognition to same-sex marriages, but they differ slightly on what they will do for it as president.
A proposed amendment to the state constitution will be on the ballot in California on Nov. 4 that will say, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
Barack Obama is against the proposed California state constitutional amendment.
John McCain favors the proposed amendment to the California constitution.
The 1996 federal law called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), that was signed by President Clinton, says that no state shall be required to recognize any same-sex marriage performed in another state.
Obama said in late 2003 that he was against repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. But he switched his view on that question early in 2004 and said he would work to repeal DOMA.
McCain did say in 2006 that if the Supreme Court were to strike down DOMA, “then, and only then, would the problem justify Congress making the momentous decision” to amend the Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriages.
McCain voted for DOMA in 1996. Obama was not a member of the Senate at that time.
Both men voted against the proposed amendment to the United States Constitution in 2006 that would have defined marriage as only between one man and one woman.
Both McCain and Obama have said they believe the states should decide their marriage policies. Both men say they support civil unions, rather than full-fledged legal marriages between same-sex couples.
Neither candidate wants to alienate voters who support marriage rights for same-sex couples. And gay and lesbian campaign donors can be a powerful force, particularly in the Democratic Party.
A proposed amendment to the state constitution will be on the ballot in California on Nov. 4 that will say, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
Barack Obama is against the proposed California state constitutional amendment.
John McCain favors the proposed amendment to the California constitution.
The 1996 federal law called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), that was signed by President Clinton, says that no state shall be required to recognize any same-sex marriage performed in another state.
Obama said in late 2003 that he was against repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. But he switched his view on that question early in 2004 and said he would work to repeal DOMA.
McCain did say in 2006 that if the Supreme Court were to strike down DOMA, “then, and only then, would the problem justify Congress making the momentous decision” to amend the Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriages.
McCain voted for DOMA in 1996. Obama was not a member of the Senate at that time.
Both men voted against the proposed amendment to the United States Constitution in 2006 that would have defined marriage as only between one man and one woman.
Both McCain and Obama have said they believe the states should decide their marriage policies. Both men say they support civil unions, rather than full-fledged legal marriages between same-sex couples.
Neither candidate wants to alienate voters who support marriage rights for same-sex couples. And gay and lesbian campaign donors can be a powerful force, particularly in the Democratic Party.
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