Keen on the Trail - Gay News From the Presidential Campaign Trail...

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by Lisa Keen
09/12/07

'GO FIGURE FRED: It's a little hard to figure which way Republican Fred Thompson wants to go on the issue of gay marriage. Just days before he officially joined the GOP field, on Sept. 6, he said he opposes gay marriage and doesn't believe "one state ought to be able to pass a law... allowing gay marriage and have another state be required to follow along under full faith and credit."

Then his campaign issued a statement saying Thompson "does not support a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage", but that, "if necessary," he would support an amendment "prohibiting states from imposing their laws on marriage on other states."
Then, on his second day of official campaigning, an audience member from Sioux City, Iowa, asked what role he thinks the federal government should have concerning gay marriage, in light of the recent district court decision in Des Moines that the state constitution requires gay couples be treated equally by the state's marriage laws.

"I would support a constitutional amendment which says some off the wall court decision in one state that recognizes a marriage... cannot go to another state and have it recognized in that state." said Thompson.'

Thompson is also responsible for Tennessee being one of the few state you can not change gender on your birth certificate. A vote for Thompson is a vote for the same dogma as Bush.