Kerry backs state ban on gay marriage

Boston Globe ^ | 2/26/04 | Patrick Healy and Frank Phillips

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TOLEDO, Ohio -- Presidential candidate John F. Kerry said yesterday that he supports amending the Massachusetts Constitution to ban gay marriage and provide for civil unions for gay couples.

In his most explicit remarks on the subject yet, Kerry told the Globe that he would support a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would prohibit gay marrriage so long as, while outlawing gay marriage, it also ensured that same-sex couples have access to all legal rights that married couples receive.

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As this is a fairly sudden and dramatic turnaround, on the part of Mr. Osama Bin InVietNam: one must assume that he (or his people) have crunched the relevant numbers, nationwide... and: determined that the "all gay marriages, all the time" stance is a non-starter, electorally speaking.

By the way: that last paragraph's kinda interesting, ain't it...? :)