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Palin Supports The Federal Marriage Amendment

By The Daily Dish
Oct 20 2008, 12:51 PM ET

Of course she does. She's a Christianist first and foremost. From her point of view, what is the constitution for if it is not to insist on eternal religious values enshrined in our politics? On this issue, she is far to the right of McCain:

Christian Broadcasting Network: On Constitutional marriage amendment, are, are you for something like that?

Palin: I am, in my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that that's where we would go because I don't support gay marriage. I'm not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can't do, should and should not do, but I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best for traditional marriage and that's casting my votes and speaking up for traditional marriage that, that instrument that it's the foundation of our society is that strong family and that's based on that traditional definition of marriage, so I do support that.

(Hat tip: Dan Savage).



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