I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage.
I oppose a constitutional amendment against gay marriage.
Like the majority of Alaskans, I supported a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, but my thinking has evolved as America has witnessed a clear cultural shift.
I do believe that the states have the right to make the definition of marriage, and each state can define it as they so choose through their elected representatives.
I don't support gay marriage, but I also don't support a constitutional amendment banning it. However, I do support same sex unions that would give gay couples all the rights, privileges and protections of marriage.
Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
While 45 of the 50 States have either a State constitutional amendment or a statute that preserves the current definition of marriage, left-wing activist judges and officials at the local levels have struck down State laws protecting marriage.
There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.
So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.
I really can't imagine how anyone could, in good conscience, oppose the proposition that the states should be able to deny the status of marriage to same-sex unions.