President Obama claims his recent decision in support of gay marriage was the result of evolution. Well, I contend it was a subset of evolution: Natural Selection. Or, more appropriately, unnatural selection. It was "natural" for a president who is struggling to re-energize his shrinking liberal base to make a "choice" that would shore up one of his four biggest donor and support groups: The Gay, Lesbian, and Trans-Gender population.
However, this "selection" may not be welcomed by a near majority of Americans. In polling, the nation is almost split on gay marriage. Though, most don't mind civil unions or civil partnerships for legal reasons, most believe that marriage is a term that should be reserved for a "natural" union between a man and a woman. In fact, 31 states have already passed laws banning it, and just last Tuesday, a majority of North Carolina voters shot it down once again, with Maryland having a referendum to do the same in the fall elections. So, many may be turned off by Obama's unnatural selection in support of gay marriage and his "selection" just might be one more reason not to vote for him in November.
As I have stated before in this blog, I firmly believe that, as long as states are allowing for gay/lesbian child adoption, the child would be best served by domestic partnership or civil union protection under the law. But, more than that, a caring America should allow gays and lesbians to be in a legally establish relationship if they want to. It is ridiculous to believe that, somehow, by baring such relationships, gay/lesbians relationships would be punished out of existence. However, let's leave "marriage" as it has been for thousands of years.
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