Saturday, February 4, 2012
Obama: Same-sex marriage
President Obama is inconsistent with his views on same-sex marriage. I believe President Obama does want to legalize same-sex marriage at the federal level but if he does he may or may not lose support from people and he is unwilling to take that step. He would also need support from Congress and that may be difficult. However, legalizing it at the state level shows that President Obama does support same-sex marriage and it goes "under the radar." Meaning if a federal law were to change, people would talk and media would be all over it but changing state laws do not seem to be as big of a deal. To Nava and Dawidoff, President Obama would say that he cannot just go changing federal laws. It would take time and a lot of negotiating with non-supporters. I believe that President Obama, as a person, supports same-sex marriage and would change it, but because he is the President and needs to worry about how people view him, he does not want to legalize same-sex marriage.
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“I believe that President Obama, as a person, supports same-sex marriage and would change it, but because he is the President and needs to worry about how people view him, he does not want to legalize same-sex marriage.” I have also been very suspicious of this. I believe Obama would legalize same-sex marriage but I have a feeling he wants to remain favorable, especially because he is up for reelection. I am interested to see if he changes his views or lets the public know his true thoughts on same-sex marriage if he is once again elected. I hope he does openly support same-sex marriage and urges states to do the same, but I may be dreaming big. I'm glad to know I am not the only one who has these suspicions.
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