Posted on 07/13/2014 9:09:36 AM PDT by PoloSec
Deep in the Bible Belt, new signs emerged this weekend of evolving views among Republican governors on gay marriage.
While the Republican Party's religious conservatives continue to fight against same-sex marriage, its governors appear to be backing off their opposition – in their rhetoric, at least. For some, the shift may be more a matter of tone than substance as the GOP tries to attract new voters ahead of the midterm elections. Nonetheless, it is a dramatic turn for a party that has long been defined by social conservative values.
"I don't think the Republican Party is fighting it," Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, said in an interview this weekend at the National Governors Association in Nashville.
"I'm not saying it's not important," continued Walker, who is considering a 2016 presidential bid should he survive his reelection test this fall. "But Republicans haven't been talking about this. We've been talking about economic and fiscal issues. It's those on the left that are pushing it."
Walker, like other ambitious Republican governors, is trying to strike a delicate balance. His comments come just days after he formally appealed a federal judge's ruling striking down Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriages, a ban he supported. But after his party's disastrous 2012 election, the Republican National Committee commissioned a report calling for more "inclusive and welcoming" tones on divisive social issues – particularly those "involving the treatment and the rights of gays”.
Walker explained his court appeal as simply as his obligation as governor to defend the state's constitution.
Other Republican governors, however, including New Jersey's Chris Christie, opted against appealing similar rulings, clearing the way for gay marriage to become legal.
"That is a very controversial and divisive issue," said Iowa governor Terry Branstad, suggesting Republicans are better served by focusing on economic issues.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
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I think if the Republican governors want to attract voters, they need to act like real Republicans and stop this selling-out of basic principles.
You men and women, are turning the wrong way.
Just saying.
If the MAJORITY of Republicans don’t fight this attack on marriage, I will agree to seriously considering a third party.
Edomites all!, then.
Romney’s facilitation of fag-marriage in his home state is one of two primary reasons he was the FIRST Republican candidate for any office, big or small, to ‘not’ get my vote in my entire voting history.
Any GOP-er that embraces this kind of evil degeneracy will never get my vote under any circumstances.
“Republican governors signal shift on gay marriage in bid to attract voters”
Yet ANOTHER example of just how much the mainstream media controls the narrative in this country now.
Even kids cartoon shows have gay messaging in them now.
The Romney Republicans surrendered several election cycles ago.
This is just more of the chickens coming home to roost.
Anyone who actually believes that “signaling” a “shift” towards sexual deviancy will have the DemocRAT voters flocking to the GOP has definitely been doing way too many “recreational” drugs. There’s that BIG government freebie thing out there to deal with. The low information voters couldn’t care less about “gay marriage”. It’s those government freebies and handouts that keep them voting for DemocRATS election after election.
I’d be happy with a second party, cause we sure don’t have one now.
Sadly, you are probably correct. We need to storm heaven with continuous prayer asking for good & virtuous leaders. We don’t have many at this point.
;-(
But...God answers prayer....and NOTHING is impossible for Him!
;-)
” [Wisconsin Governor] Walker explained his court appeal as simply as his obligation as governor to defend the state’s constitution.”
Love My Gov! We The People of Wisconsin AMENDED OUR CONSTITUTION to prevent this cr@p. My darling, DARLING Governor is DEFENDING, ‘We The People of Wisconsin’ and our Constitution! Refreshing!
God Bless Scott Walker. :)
Until more judges are elected that will respect the voting public’s choice, vs doing our deep thinking for us, nothing will change, and the momentum of gay marriage will continue.
The GOP establishment is thinking like a large corporation on this topic. They figure there will be more donated money lost and more social influence lost by sticking to the tenets of traditional marriage. They are being told by opinion makers that a majority of young people, those under 30, favor this, and interpret opposition as ‘hate’. At least that’s what the Karl Roves and Chris Christie types are saying.
A third party would take some time to build, and would be hammered in the press all the while, as is the Tea Party right now, but it is a choice. I’m all for secession of certain areas from being considered part of the United States. I don’t think this Humpty Dumpty of a country can ever, ever be put back together again after this president. I hope that I will be proven wrong. Eventually, we may be balkanized and sectioned in the present manner of Europe.
So the gov of New Jersey is for gay marriage. Let me know when a governor in America is.
There’s true marriage and then there’s same-sex marriage or government marriage. They will never be the same in my mind.
If you know all the arguments against a third party, you know why it/they wouldn’t/haven’t work(d). That said, the Republican left is becoming indistinguishable from standard, morally bankrupt and corrupt Democrats. The Republican left is for sexual perversion, abortions, public displays and celebrations of nudity and perversion, special holidays for sexual perverts, the corruption of marriage, of life, pedophilia, Obamacare, higher taxes, bigger government, interfering, controlling government, amnesty for illegals, gun control, controlling private property, agency oligarchy, militarized police forces, destroying civil rights, loving Islam, hating Christianity, economic fascism, so yeah, vote for someone else. The Republican left sucks worse than Democrats.
This article includes Christie as a Republican governor.
And, this is a winning issue for them? Good lands, they are dumber than a box of rocks aren’t they? Why have a REP party if they are DEMS in disguise?
I’ve been saying that for awhile but SO many just wuss out and whine about “it’s just a vote for the Dims!!!’ You ARE voting for the Dims by not getting out of the bankrupt GOP.
Exactly. It’s like thinking that Latinos will flock to the GOP because Rubio speaks Spanish. It is idiocy in the extreme.
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