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Originally posted by taxwonk
To the contrary, and much along the lines of the Slate article you quoted earlier, it is the Republicans who should be getting the shit beat out of them over this issue. How can anyone claim to be in favor of family values and a strong community structure be opposed to the formal recognition of two people who love each other as a societal unit? It is as hypocritical as being anti-abortion and pro-death penalty.
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Agreed, but (as Atticus has quite correctly pointed out) the Dems suck these days at framing societal issues to their advantage.
In a similar vein, this
Richard Cohen opinion piece in WaPo makes the point that, in order to resuscitate the institution of marriage, DeLay should be applauding gay marriage, not combating it. Us heteros have been doing a pretty effective job in destroying the institution all by ourselves.
