Posted on 02/16/2014 7:57:25 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
SAN ANTONIO — Sen. Wendy Davis said Thursday that she supports same-sex marriage and that Attorney General Greg Abbott, her presumed general-election opponent in the race for governor, should stop defending the state's ban.
“It's my strong belief that when people love each other and are desirous of creating a committed relationship with each other that they should be allowed to marry, regardless of their sexual orientation,” Davis told the Express-News editorial board.
Davis, D-Fort Worth, said she is “pleased” that the state's constitutional definition of marriage, as being between a man and a woman, is under challenge in federal court.
“I think that what we see happening at the federal level in terms of constitutional interpretations on that provide some hope that it may be found unconstitutional,” she said.
The Republican attorney general's office is defending the constitutional provision.
Asked if she would call on him to stop doing so - as she earlier called on Abbott this week to reach a settlement in a state school funding lawsuit - Davis said that “makes perfect sense. We've seen that happen.”
She cited such decisions by Virginia and Nevada.
“Obviously our AG has the capacity to do the same if he chooses to do so,” she said. Asked if she would call on him to do so, she said yes.
Abbott spokesman Matt Hirsch scoffed at Davis' urging.
“Unlike Senator Davis' positions on the issues, the Texas constitution is not subject to change on the latest whims of the day. Senator Davis' comment suggesting the Attorney General not enforce the Constitution mimics an Obama-style approach to government, and Texans deserve better,” Hirsch said.
Davis, asked if she would push to repeal the state constitutional provision on gay marriage if elected governor, said, “I would certainly open up that conversation with the Legislature.
“I think it's important, and I think that people across this country are evolving on that issue and moving in a direction that demonstrates support for it, so I think it is time to re-open that conversation and ask Texans where they are on it to see if that's something that we might change legislatively if it doesn't happen constitutionally,” she said.
Agree, she is not getting anywhere near the TX governorship with that tripe.
Next up, Ol’ Stinky Feet will tell Oprah of her steamy encounters with young female co-eds while in college so she really knows the struggle that gays face.
Oh, I cannot wait to see this vessel sink.
This is awesome. The more Wendy Davis thoroughly forgets what state she is trying to run for governor of, the better. Helps to assuage paranoia anyone may have about her actually being able to govern Texas.
So, basically, her platform is abortion free-for-all and pushing for legal recognition of homosexual unions. Yeah, she’s a real winner.
“Unlike Senator Davis’ positions on the issues, the Texas constitution is not subject to change on the latest whims of the day.”
Ooooh...that’s gonna leave a mark!
The biggest voter turnout I’ve ever seen at my precinct was when the constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man/one woman was on the ballot. It passed by somewhere near 70%. I’m sure that support has eroded somewhat, but not enough to flip it.
Our Attorney General in Virginia is a leftist asshole. He took an oath to uphold the laws of the state, and like any lying SOB Democrat, he didn’t within 4 days of being sworn in.
Ken Cuccinelli, the Rep. former AG, would have done his job and let the Assembly change the laws.
I’m breathlessly waiting for The Witch Wendy to come out in support of human/animal weddings because they love each other.
This woman is a pretty face without a brain, a sort of Sen. Elizabeth Warren without a tribe.
Where I come from, they are called “lying bimbos”.
Our Attorney General in Virginia is a leftist asshole. He took an oath to uphold the laws of the state, and like any lying SOB Democrat, he didn’t within 4 days of being sworn in.
Ken Cuccinelli, the Rep. former AG, would have done his job and let the Assembly change the laws.
I’m breathlessly waiting for The Witch Wendy to come out in support of human/animal weddings because they love each other.
This woman is a pretty face without a brain, a sort of Sen. Elizabeth Warren without a tribe.
Where I come from, they are called “lying bimbos”.
Abbotts’ response is perfect
Gosh, you mean RATs elected in southern states AREN'T "more conservative than most of the yankee Republicans up north"?
She just wants to be free to marry a couple of C cells
Any week now a well-shopped Federal judge is going to rule Texas’ anti-gay marriage law unconstitutional. This is all part of the Left’s plan to “turn TX red”. Other states have stuttered impotently in the face of this judicial tyranny.Will Texas be the first state to stand up and REFUSE to obey?
Democrats are simply not playing the same game so to speak. They ONLY follow the rules when the rules serve their purposes. Otherwise, they quickly sue, refuse to enforce, or simply ignore the law outright. This is barbarism. They aren’t throwing spears of course, but that’s only because they don’t currently have to. If it came down to it, they would round up the opposition. This is not mere opinion. It’s fact backed up by plenty of historical precedent.
Consider Mexico. It has plenty of people and natural resources. It’s about the same population as Japan. So why is Japan so prosperous while Mexico is little better than a third world hell hole? You can actually create a stable business in Japan because they believe in the rule of law. If you try creating something nice in Mexico and don’t have a lot of money to spend on protecting it, the government or thieves (I’m being redundant) will steal it from you.
“Our Attorney General in Virginia is a leftist asshole. He took an oath to uphold the laws of the state, and like any lying SOB Democrat, he didn’t within 4 days of being sworn in.”
Democrats simply don’t get it. If we all resort to ignoring laws we don’t agree with, we will quickly slide into anarchy. The only moral, civilized response is to obey the law until it can be changed via lawful means. Otherwise, might makes right, and the right isn’t exactly short on might. We’re just a lot more conservative about using it.
I’m guessing you meant “turn Texas blue” and yes, it probably is. But how does ticking off the majority of a state’s inhabitants (including blacks and Latinos) make a case for your political party? Anyone who thinks that homosexual marriage is popular amongst the mostly hard-shell protestants of the black community and Catholic & Jehovah’s Witnesses of both the Latino and black sectors need their head examined.
She’s actually believing the leftist propaganda that EVERYONE is now on the homosexual bandwagon. What a stupid disease vector she is.
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