g********d 发帖数: 4174 | 1 Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois announced his support for marriage equality on
Tuesday, making him the second sitting Republican to endorse the right to
marry for all couples.
"When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would
return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others,"
Kirk wrote on his blog Tuesday, after taking a break from office to recover
from a stroke. "Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage.
Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes
down to who you love and who loves you back-- government has no place in the
middle."
Evan Wolfson of Freedom To Marry said Kirk is the fiftieth member of the
Senate to express support for marriage equality.
"Senator Kirk's heartfelt words about values of treating others as we'd all
want to be treated in our precious time on this planet powerfully make the
case for the freedom to marry—and the need for decision-makers to end
marriage discrimination in the United State," Wolfson said.
Kirk and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman are now the two sitting Republican senators
who openly support marriage equality. On the House side, two Republicans—
representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida and Richard Hanna of New York
—have openly expressed support for marriage equality. Both Kirk and
Delaware Sen. Tom Carper came out in support of marriage equality rights on
Tuesday.
"Senator Kirk and Senator Carper have shown tremendous leadership in
announcing their support for marriage equality," HRC President Chad Griffin
said. "It is a sign of our progress that so many of their colleagues are
showing the same political will. Democrat or Republican, there can simply be
no excuse for standing on the wrong side of history when it comes to this
basic question of justice."
As a U.S. Representative, Kirk voted against the 2003 Federal Marriage
Amendment, but the Navy reservist also voted against the repeal of "don't
ask, don't tell." |
g********d 发帖数: 4174 | 2 "Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes
down to who you love and who loves you back-- government has no place in
the middle."
说的好。祝你身体健康,SENATOR!
SENATE已经有50票了,就看HOUSE了。 |
D**S 发帖数: 24887 | 3 What do you mean by "就看HOUSE了"?
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】 : "Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes : down to who you love and who loves you back-- government has no place in : the middle." : 说的好。祝你身体健康,SENATOR! : SENATE已经有50票了,就看HOUSE了。
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g********d 发帖数: 4174 | 4 100个SENATORS里,已经有50个支持了。下面就要开始数435个HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVES里有多少支持了。
【在 D**S 的大作中提到】 : What do you mean by "就看HOUSE了"?
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D**S 发帖数: 24887 | 5 Oh.
Apparently, the House will be a less optimistic case.
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】 : 100个SENATORS里,已经有50个支持了。下面就要开始数435个HOUSE : REPRESENTATIVES里有多少支持了。
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g********d 发帖数: 4174 | 6 The majority of house representatives will support marriage equality in a
year or two even if the GOP is taking control.
【在 D**S 的大作中提到】 : Oh. : Apparently, the House will be a less optimistic case.
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D**S 发帖数: 24887 | 7 I thought you meant now LOL
I tentatively agree with you on this prospect.
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】 : The majority of house representatives will support marriage equality in a : year or two even if the GOP is taking control.
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m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 8 这次就算咱们赢不了案子,两年以后也可以通过立法程序让DOMA寿终正寝了。
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】 : The majority of house representatives will support marriage equality in a : year or two even if the GOP is taking control.
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