Thursday, May 10, 2012
Is Obama's Support of Gay Marriage the Right Move?
Obama spoke out on Wednesday of his support of gay marriage, solidifying the fact that it would be an issue in the upcoming election against Romney, who is opposed. Although personally I agree with Obama, and I am glad he is in support, I don't think it was the right thing to do politically. Obama will clearly be the choice for the far left during this election, and all of the people who are celebrating Obama's stance would have most likely already been planning on voting for Obama. All this does is make it an easy decision for voters that are on the fence and are not in support of gay marriage. This came after Joe Biden, and other Obama officials spoke in favor of same sex marriages, so it is clear which way the administration is leaning to. Obama should have waited after the election to display his support, he would have proved the same point, without any political implications. I think it is only a matter of time before same sex marriages are recognized, and if Romney, and other republicans are backing themselves against the wall on this increasingly significant issue.Obama Supports Gay Marriage
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I agree I am glad that he supports equal marriage, but i do not think that it was a good decision for Obama to come out with that before the elections. I think that like you said will make people who are on the fence vote for Romney, but i also think that it makes him look indecisive. I think that there are many more people who oppose equal marriage and his decision to come out and way this may lose him some critical votes.
I personally believe that many of Obama's supporters already knew his stance on the issue before he became public with this statement. The fact that he did solidify this sentiment may hurt him in the upcoming election for those Americans who were unaware may now choose to vote differently. I think as President though, Obama made the right choice to declare this, as many who have been in his shoes before did not have the courage to support one side or another.
I don't think that it is a bad thing to come out with this stance publicly. Like Kathleen said, anyone who really had even a small interest in American politics knew Obama's stance on the matter. With the current news concerning North Carolina, I think that it was a noble gesture to state it publicly. I would be really surprised if this statement was a "game changer."
I feel that as president of a country that supports equality then I am happy he chose the rights of equal marriage. I does not make much since for him not to, if he was a president who was all for change and hope. Well this is an issue that will give people hope, and will change a lot, of different things. I feel at the end of it I will be happy if gay people are aloud to marry, if I can marry a women,why can't a man marry a man?
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