Screenshot via NBC News. Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics came out in support of same-sex marriage. Following numerous court rulings in favor of marriage equality and expectations the issue once again reach the U. Supreme Court, the former Republican presidential contender added he believes the issue of marriage equality should be decided by the people, not judges. In , Romney campaigned not only in opposition to same-sex marriage, but signed a pledge with the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage to support a U.
David B. Rivkin Jr. Casey, prolific conservative lawyer-writers, have an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal deploring President Obama's decision not to defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. They write:. DOMA posits that the definition and regulation of marriage has always been a state issue
Republicans are in a world of hurt. Republicans can adjust to new social attitudes toward sex, marriage, and family without betraying their ideals. The fundamental claim is libertarian: getting the government out of moral questions is a gain for limited government. That seems tautologically true.
For his incisive columns on American foreign policy and domestic politics, often enlivened by a contrarian twist. Let's just say right now what voters will be saying in November, once Barack Obama has been re-elected: Republicans deserve to lose. Obama packing. There may be an apparent range of treatments: conventional Romney , experimental Gingrich , homeopathic Paul or prayerful Santorum.