Presidential Candidates on Preserving Marriage

From MSNBC.COM
The battle for the preservation of marriage will surely be affected by whoever wins the presidential election this November. The new president will appoint Supreme Court justices and depending on those appointees, the delicate balance of the current court – now slightly more conservative since President Bush appointed John Roberts – would shift.On the issue of same-sex “marriage” the views of McCain versus Obama are different and could make a huge difference. The real differences in their opinions on preserving marriage are:
McCain says he believes that each state should be able to decide the issue and he respects the voice of voters. In addition, he supports the federal DOMA law which protects states from having to recognize same-sex “marriages” from other states. While he currently does not support a federal marriage amendment, he has said he would consider it if more states began to mandate same-sex “marriage” through the courts.
Obama says he supports “equal” benefits (refers to them as civil rights) and unions for same-sex couples. He also says he wants to REPEAL DOMA. Lastly he was quoted saying he “respects” the decision of the California Supreme Court”; who usurped the authority of over 4 million citizens of California who voted to protect marriage through proposition 22.