Pride in our Country. Pride in our Families. Pride in OUR PARTY.
March 25, 2004
“Yes. [and i will] use my leadership to defeat a desecration of the Constitution that the President is putting there to diminish freedom in our country." - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi when asked yesterday on Fox News if she supports same-sex marriage. This is the first time Pelosi has come out for full marriage equality.
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Musgrave Love Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), the anti-gay activist turned congresswoman, has seen her anti-marriage amendment flounder in the U.S. Senate. In four months, it has only picked up a handful of Senate co-sponsors. Even staunchly anti-gay Senators feared that the amendment's harsh language would make them appear intolerant. | |
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So on
Monday, Musgrave and fellow Colorado Republican, Senator Wayne
Allard (who introduced Musgrave's measure in the Senate) held an
emergency press conference to announce a new version of the
amendment. The latest version differs from the original by deleting
the phrase, "nor state or federal law" in the second sentence. This,
claimed Musgrave and Allard, would enable states to enact civil
unions and domestic partnership legislation. But that isn't the
case.
[Read our take on Musgrave's actions and speakOut! on the blog] Support
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The Democratic Record - Look what our party did THIS WEEK
Announced Support for Same-Sex Marriage
(House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi)
Denounced College Republicans for Attacking Gay Republicans
(Democratic National Committee and College Democrats)
Stated Opposition to state Anti-Marriage Amendment in Georgia
(Democratic-controlled Savannah City Council)
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