{"id":2340,"date":"2006-05-11T16:56:57","date_gmt":"2006-05-11T23:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/05\/11\/dean-falsely-claims-democratic-party-platform-opposes-same-sex-marriage\/"},"modified":"2006-05-11T16:56:57","modified_gmt":"2006-05-11T23:56:57","slug":"dean-falsely-claims-democratic-party-platform-opposes-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=2340","title":{"rendered":"Dean Falsely Claims Democratic Party Platform Opposes Same-Sex Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s what Howard Dean said, while speaking to a religious-right audience on the 700 Club<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Democratic Party platform from 2004 says that marriage is between a man and a woman. That’s what it says. I think where we may take exception with some religious leaders is that we believe in inclusion, that everybody deserves to live with dignity and respect, and that equal rights under the law are important.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s what the 2004 Democratic Party Platform <\/a>actually <\/em>says:<\/p>\n

We support full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of our nation and seek equal responsibilities, benefits, and protections for these families. In our country, marriage has been defined at the state level for 200 years, and we believe it should continue to be defined there. We repudiate President Bush’s divisive effort to politicize the Constitution by pursuing a “Federal Marriage Amendment.” Our goal is to bring Americans together, not drive them apart. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Under pressure from lesbian and gay groups, Dean admitted his error earlier today<\/a> – but as far as I can tell, reading the few news stories I found on this, he didn’t apologize.<\/p>\n

Wow – supporting the 700 Club’s position on same-sex marriage. Just what I want from the leader of the Democratic Party. And by the way, Howard: Either you support full marriage equality for those who want it, or you don’t support equality under the law. You can’t have it both ways.<\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE<\/strong>: Comments on my threads on “Alas” are heavily moderated. If you want lighter moderation, try the identical post at Creative Destruction<\/a> instead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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