So, now, the "moderate" in the Repub presidential race, Mitt Romney, has signed the anti-gay marriage pledge pushed by the so-called "National Organization for Marriage"? This, in my view, is indicative of just how far right the repubs have gone, when even the "moderate" in the field feels the need to kow-tow to the far-right, christianist, extremists who now call the shots.
Romney, Bachmann, and Santorum signed on to supporting a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage, to appoint federal judges who don't see a Constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and to back the Defense of Marriage Act.
They've also pledged to support offering a referendum on marriage in the District of Columbia, and to establish a "presidential commission on religious liberty" aimed at protecting the rights of marriage foes to speak out.
My contention has been that the repub party is the enemy of gay people, especially now with TeaParty and christianists in the driver's seat. Former moderates, such as Romney, have to toe their line or else. I hope the next election doesn't see the ascension of these extremists to power...but who knows? With the economy getting worse and people more desperate, we may be seeing the beginnings of something bad.
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