Rick Perry said this about New Yorks Gay marriage Law.
"That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment, stay out of their business."
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Here are some of the things said about his comments.
Gary Bauer, president of the conservative advocacy group American Values...
His comments were inartful and disappointing. The 10th Amendment and states' rights is very important to conservatives, but it's not our highest value," Bauer said. "There are some things so fundamentally wrong that we have not left those things up to the states."
Bauer added,
"The governor also seemed unaware that the threat we are facing is the same-sex laws of New York and Massachusetts being ****** on the whole country. So I think he still has great potential, but I think it's a sign that even if you are a governor, the transition to the presidential sweepstakes requires a lot of study and understanding the nuances of these issues."
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And From the same website Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Iowa ****** Leader compares Gay marriage to both Abortion and slavery...
"I hope it's more of an education issue to understand this is going to a federal level," he said, adding, "Many of us advocated for states' rights and were big 10th Amendment people, but when it comes to things like whether its slavery, and abortion, or marriage, we're not saying, ‘Well it's OK to have slavery in Alabama but not Iowa.' And our group wouldn't say, ‘It's OK to have abortion in the state of Washington but not in Iowa.' Some things are right and some things are wrong, and especially when it comes to marriage, it's a foundation block and a building block for society."
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Bryan Fischer the director of issue analysis for the American ****** Association...
Fischer said,
"We think he missed an opportunity to make a robust defense of natural marriage. … I think we hope that all of the presidential candidates will support a federal marriage amendment. We think ultimately this is the only way we are going to resolve this issue."
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Rick Santorum
“So Gov Perry, if a state wanted to allow polygamy or if they chose to deny heterosexuals the right to marry, would that be OK too?”
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