Pink Spider
08-10-2004, 01:02 AM
The "dimes worth of difference" should be lowered to 5 cents.
Kerry OK with gay-marriage ban
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001999067_kerrygay07.html
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sen. John Kerry said in an interview published yesterday that he would have voted for the gay-marriage ban passed overwhelmingly this week by Missouri voters.
The Democratic presidential nominee, who spent parts of two days stumping across the state, told The Kansas City Star the ballot measure was the same as one his home state of Massachusetts passed a few years ago. Kerry supported that measure.
In a separate interview with Kansas City's NBC affiliate, Kerry reiterated that he and Sen. John Edwards oppose gay marriage, although they favor civil unions.
"We've always argued the states will be capable of taking care of this by themselves," Kerry said. "... We didn't need a [federal] constitutional amendment in order to do what's right."
Kerry was referring to a proposed amendment, backed by President Bush, that would outlaw same-sex marriage. The Senate has derailed the amendment.
Kerry OK with gay-marriage ban
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001999067_kerrygay07.html
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sen. John Kerry said in an interview published yesterday that he would have voted for the gay-marriage ban passed overwhelmingly this week by Missouri voters.
The Democratic presidential nominee, who spent parts of two days stumping across the state, told The Kansas City Star the ballot measure was the same as one his home state of Massachusetts passed a few years ago. Kerry supported that measure.
In a separate interview with Kansas City's NBC affiliate, Kerry reiterated that he and Sen. John Edwards oppose gay marriage, although they favor civil unions.
"We've always argued the states will be capable of taking care of this by themselves," Kerry said. "... We didn't need a [federal] constitutional amendment in order to do what's right."
Kerry was referring to a proposed amendment, backed by President Bush, that would outlaw same-sex marriage. The Senate has derailed the amendment.