One that many Californians could agree with: His opposition to gay marriage.
Oh, and yes, the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. That said, I can understand the leeriness of a gay set of spouses from Massachusetts in challenging the law, especially given today’s SCOTUS.
And, it’s a high degree of ostrich-itis, given the amount most Americans move, to say states should decide their marriage policies, the implication being they should decide them as if DOMA were in fact constitutional.
And, it’s more than his opposition to gay marriage that’s at stake.
Obama opposes gay marriage, but opposes California’s constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
Social conservatives, if they haven’t already, can claim this is like many Democrats saying they’re personally pro-life but still support abortion rights.
And, those social conservatives would be right.
From my point of view, the issue is that Obama could and should make such a move himself. It would a reasonable stance for him to take.
Instead, between his actual beliefs, and now, wanting to junk DOMA, he looks like he’s either confused or a panderer, and it wouldn’t be the first time for him to either one of those.
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