Famed marriage expert Bill Clinton is back in the news. He is calling for an end to the Defense of Marriage Act, which he signed in 1996.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/03/08/President-Clinton-Calls-for-end-to-the-Defense-of-Marriage-Act
Am I supposed to write a long treatise here, or what?
I suppose if we're cynical we can say that he signed it even though he never believed in it in the first place.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think it's more likely that he's changed his mind on the issue, just as so many Americans have over just the last few years. For instance, last I read, support for gay marriage is now polling 2 to 1 in California, despite it being the state that passed Prop 8. If put to another vote, I doubt it would fare as well.
This is on top of the fact that nationwide, the majority now supports it (although still a slim one).
Clinton's a politician through and through, and while I wouldn't put it past him to just go with the flow of public opinion, it's also not so hard to believe that he could have a change of heart. So many people already have.
Jakes,
ReplyDeletePossibly. I am against it, but I don't think it is a major issue compared with other things. I am becoming more sympathetic to their positions and concerned about persecution in other parts of the world. Gay marriage is not something I wish to waste my energy fighting. I don't condemn homosexual behavior and don't care who lives with whom, has sex with whom or loves him. It's a private matter.