”I don’t support changing the definition of marriage,” Reed said, “but whether this is the appropriate ballot measure, we’ll have to wait until it goes on… I support the extension of benefits, and I supported the exension of protections from discrimination for same-sex couples and I’ll continue to do that — but I don’t support changing the definition of of marriage.”
Mayor Chuck Reed of San Jose, CA, telling an inquiring reporter his till-now unknown position on the anti-gay marriage ballot measure in California known as Proposition 8. (CBS 5)
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