I support traditional marriage. However, maybe this is the right answer. Tell people it's settled, and if a conservative court looks at it, they do. That would be in the future and would cause a lot of argument and division in a tough time if he said he's going to overturn it. On the converse, Marco Rubio, for example, was open with the fact he wanted it overturned regardless.
Thoughts?
total lie by politico. I just finished watching 60 minutes and trump simply said the issue haf already been adjudicated.
It’s a state’s rights issue.
First the wall for sovereignty. Them obamacare. Then....
The social issues have been big losers for Republicans.
SCOTUS ruled on this a year or two ago. Don’t think they’ll go back and reverse it at this point.
Rubio was just saying whatever he thought he had to say to get elected.
I disagreed with the ruling at the time it was made.
He just merely said the issue was adjudicated. Which is fine. We have so much more items that are more urgent.
Politico is twisting it. Basically what he is saying is that it’s up to the courts, not to him.
He will, hopefully, appoint some more constitutional-minded conservative judges, certainly better than those Democrat appointments. So, the courts will probably ease up, if not actually reverse the earlier decision.
Don’t believe anything that Politico headlines.
I saw the interview. I believe the direct quotes in the politico article are accurate.
Trump refuses to step into their traps. Isn’t that illegal?
Politico uses America as its toilet.
My two Obama’s worth: No problem with gays getting married.
Problem with the state requiring churches to recognize those marriages.
Simple, not?
(Not, of course, to liberals, which really do not like logic.)
And note, progressives, that some Christian Churches will accept this, others will not. So, their “solution” will be to force all churches to accept it. And, being progressives, they will exempt the Muzzies. (Because the muzzles will shoot their ass.)
the left has a skewed understanding of all three branches of government. Leslie Stahl included.
Gay marriage is a trap. Trump should avoid the trap. MARRIAGE is a state issue, not a federal /presidential issue. Second, you got a supreme court ruling already, so what is the question now? OR MUST YOU CRAM IT FURTHER DOWN THE PUBLIC’S COLLECTIVE THROAT???
Totally untrue, for starters. Donald Trump said it made no difference now, because it is the law and a non-starter. He did remind that on the trail he supported queers, but it was perfunctory, in that he does not want them drug behind cars.
I know that’s paraphrased and projecting only slightly, but TRUMP is not wild about the rear ends of perverts, was my take. Promote it? I think not.
Oh man. That HAS to be overturned. No way. God will destroy this nation.
They are baiting him into making a commitment of some kind and then if he changes later, he’ll lose either way, someone will be mad at him.
But he didn’t fall for it.
Constitutional Amendment.
I don’t know; I think Trump is laying some careful brick work, yet another wall. He’s clear what kind of jurists he’s going to nominate, and pretty clear that at this time he doesn’t want to touch this.
But should liberals go more insane, that will bring this topic before they court. They want to jump the wall to push the gays off with cases against bakers or churches and make the court reevaluate the decision, they won’t like the result.
Thing is, liberals are great doubling down on stupid. That such walls are built to be pushed over, that to somehow ‘protect’ gays, it is perfectly acceptable to sacrifice them for more votes.
Only one huge problem. Donald J Trump will have no problem articulating that in a speech
I didn’t agree with the ruling but nothing will be gained by fighting it out again. We have other issues that are more pressing.
Trump is not a social Conservative, if anybody thought he was they haven’t been paying attention.
This isn’t a new position for Trump.
What he HAS promised is to protect religious liberty. So homosexuals can call themselves WHATEVER, but there is no reason for Americans with religious objections to homosexual behaviour to be FORCED to celebrate, endorse, or promote the same.
The first amendment cuts both ways, doesn’t it?
Look at the people he is surrounding himself with, from Pence and Bannon on down. Let’s step back and give him some time.