Posted on 03/16/2014 1:55:55 PM PDT by PaulCruz2016
Rand did come out against social conservatism, he wants it out of the party.
Q—There was a consensus among young people at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference that the GOP needs to get out of social issues. Do you agree?
“I think it’s partly that.”
Q— it seems what they’re saying is that the Republican Party should stay out of issues like gay marriage.
“I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues. The Republican Party is not going to give up on having quite a few people who do believe in traditional marriage. But the Republican Party also has to find a place for young people and others who don’t want to be festooned by those issues.”
Q—As a libertarian, you believe in the sovereignty of the individual. But when it comes to the right for gays to marry, you said it should be left up to the states. Isn’t that a contradiction?
“On issues that are very contentious, that involve social mores—I think that allowing different parts of the country to make their decision based on the local mores and culture is a good idea. But when it comes to taxes and benefits, the [federal] government out to take a neutral position—a way where marriage wouldn’t have an effect, positive or negative, on those things.”
Where did I say that?
As far as you pushing the homosexual agenda, you are running one of the strongest thread on we have seen to date, you search for every made up thing and stretch that you can find.
If some of us here weren’t correcting your dishonest posts, this would be a pure, pro gay agenda thread.
The option you are exercising is ignoring post 32.
You oppose this?
“”Only conservative politicians can end the libertarian/leftist agenda of federal acceptance of the gay agenda and abortion.””
Rand who is a Senator voting on federal policy and law and is campaigning for federal office as he signals his rejection of social conservatism?
You aren’t interested in ending federally performed abortions, and federally recognized gay marriage in the military and federal employment and immigration, and gays in the military?
That is a claim that I would like to see the quote for.
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