WASHINGTON Apr 30, 2006 (AP) - Former Sen. John Danforth says a conservative push to ban gay marriage through a constitutional amendment is silly, calling it the latest example of how the political influence of evangelical Christians is hurting the GOP.
Danforth, a Missouri Republican and an Episcopal priest, made the comments in a speech Saturday night to the Log Cabin Republicans, which support gay rights. He said history has shown that attempts to regulate human behavior with constitutional amendments are misguided.
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that even moderate Repukes don't want, just to shore up the 'base'. It's not like we have any other priorities:
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the now bankrupt government pension bailout program being inundated with private companies shirking their responsibilities.
the $6b a month we're spending in iraq. the $9b that just *poof* disappeared over there.
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new york apparently having no monuments to protect against terrorists and so their homeland security funding was slashed 40%.
hurricane season being upon us again and we still haven't cleaned up the gulf coast from katrina and rita. people are still homeless, jobless and hopeless.
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From the gay couples I know, the Repukes can learn a lot about family values.
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