McCain: Gay Marriage, no way! Obama: Gay Unions OK [video]
I believe that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. Now for me as a Christian, it’s also a sacred union. You know, God’s in the mix. No, I would not [support a Constitutional Amendment], because historically, we have not defined marriage in our Constitution. It’s been a matter of state law. That has been our tradition. Let’s break it down. The reason that people think that there needs to be a Constitutional Amendment, some people believe, is because of the concern that — about same sex marriage. I’m not somebody who promotes same sex marriage. But I do believe in Civil Unions. I do believe that we should not — that for gay partners to want to visit each other in a hospital — for the state to say, ‘You know, that’s alright.’ — I don’t think, in any way, inhibits my core beliefs about what marriages are. I think my faith is strong enough and my marriage is strong enough, that I can afford those civil rights to others, even if I have a different perspective or a different view.”
— Senator Barack Obama [D-IL]
“‘A union between man and woman — between one man and one woman,’ that’s my definition of marriage…. I believe they [the Supreme Court of California] were wrong. And I strongly support preserving the status between man and woman. And I’m a federalist: I believe in that states should make those decisions. In my state, I hope we will make that decision — in other states they have — to recognize the unique status between man and woman. And that means — that doesn’t mean that people can’t enter into legal agreements, that doesn’t mean that they don’t have the rights of all citizens. I am saying that we should preserve the unique status between one man and one woman. And if a federal court decided that my state of Arizona had to observe what the state of Massachusetts decided, then I would favor a Constitutional amendment. Until then, I believe the states should make the decisions within their own states.”
— Senator John McCain [R-AZ]
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