But not the M-word. A key member of the religious right backs civil unions containing all the rights - federal and state - that apply to civil marriages. So if the far right now favors comprehensive civil unions at the state and federal level, why won't Obama propose a federal civil unions bill? Or will the Human Rights Campaign try to dissuade him?
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/11/medved-full-civil-equality-for-gay-couples/208291/
