re: #312 Spare O’Lake
It would shut up most of the religious whackos while at the same time guaranteeing substantive equality to all. I think it’s something that Obama would support.
I’m far from convinced it would shut up most of the religious whackos.
But even looking at this from a cynical realpolitik standpoint, there’s very little to gain by compromising on this. Time is definitely on the side of gay marriage. Scroll down and look at the table that shows support of gay marriage by age in this link.
More and more people will either change their minds or, well, die; the issue will be a political loser even for the Republican base in a matter of years (I would venture less than a decade).