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What the GOP Candidates Said About Marriage at the Values Voter Summit

October 12, 2011 – 11:00 am

This weekend in Washington DC the Republican GOP candidates for President (with the exception of Jon Huntsman) addressed the Values Voter Summit, the largest annual gathering of social conservatives. Here’s what they said (or didn’t say) about marriage: Rick Perry (no mention of marriage, but some mentions of family): “The fabric of our society is […]

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SCOTUS: On Same-Sex Adoptive Parents Case, 5th Circuit Ruling Stands

October 12, 2011 – 10:00 am

Reuters: The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to consider the rights of same-sex parents in a setback for two gay men who wanted both of their names listed on their adopted son’s birth certificate. In a case closely watched by gay rights advocates, the high court rejected without comment an appeal by Oren Adar and […]

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Gov. Perdue's Jobs Plan for NC: Vote No on Marriage Amendment

October 12, 2011 – 9:30 am

This meme shows up again: “My top priority is creating jobs. Too many people are out of work and I’ve heard from several business leaders who’ve told me that the proposed constitutional amendment will harm our state’s business climate and make it harder to grow jobs here…” — Gov. Bev Perdue

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Rep. McKeon: No Defense Bill Without DOMA

October 12, 2011 – 9:00 am

Josh Gerstein at Politico: House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) said Friday he’d rather see Congress fail to pass a defense authorization bill for the first time in half a century than give ground on contentious provisions that seek to direct suspected terrorists into military custody and to [authorize] gay marriages by military […]

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Ros-Lehtinen’s Constituents Unhappy With Her Flip-Flop on Marriage

October 12, 2011 – 8:00 am

The Miami Herald: [Anthony Verdugo, executive director of the Christian Family Coalition in Miami-Dade County] said Ros-Lehtinen’s conservative constituents are not happy. “When they voted for Ros-Lehtinen, this isn’t what they signed up for,” he said. … Ros-Lehtinen was among 342 “yes” votes for the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. Now, she has become […]

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Cornerstone/FRC Values Bus Host Rally to Support Restoring Marriage in New Hampshire

October 12, 2011 – 12:33 am

From their action alert: The Family Research Council Values Voter Bus will host a Marriage Rally in light of the pending legislation to restore the natural definition of marriage in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire rally will take place in front of the Holiday Inn in Concord at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, October 12. Tony […]

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Matthew Franck's Hypothetical Showing Why Judge Walker Ought To Have Recused

October 11, 2011 – 3:16 pm

Matthew Franck writes at NRO’s Bench Memos blog: I have caught up with the appellants’ brief to the Ninth Circuit in Perry v. Brown (the Prop 8 case), filed on Monday by Charles Cooper, and noted here on Tuesday by Ed Whelan. It’s a brilliantly argued brief, building an irrefutable case that Judge Vaughn Walker […]

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NOM Rejects Efforts To Divide Values Voters By Religion

October 11, 2011 – 12:59 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2011 CONTACT: Mary Beth Hutchins or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “We cannot let presidential politics divide or distract us from the task of building a winning majority of people with shared values” — Brian Brown, President of NOM WASHINGTON – In response to the controversy surrounding religious differences at the Values […]

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Gay? What Gay? Marriage? What Marriage?

October 11, 2011 – 12:22 pm

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue opposes the upcoming marriage amendment on the grounds it might hurt opposite sex cohabiting couples. Not a gay person or a marriage in sight: “…I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman: That’s why I voted for the law in 1996 that defines marriage as between one […]

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Turmoil: Leader of Equality CA Leaving After Only a Few Months

October 11, 2011 – 11:16 am

The Associated Press: The leader of California’s largest gay rights group is leaving his post after only a few months on the job. Equality California announced Monday that Executive Director Roland Palencia will step down on Friday. Palencia’s decision comes less than a week after the group said it would not lead a campaign in […]

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Speaker Boehner Knocks White House Over Abandoning DOMA

October 11, 2011 – 10:34 am

Roll Call: Speaker John Boehner […] tore into the White House over its decision to no longer defend an anti-gay marriage law, vowing to continue his efforts to provide legal support for the law. Speaking at the 2011 Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., the Ohio Republican condemned the Obama administration’s decision to not defend […]

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CBS: In 2012 All GOP Candidates Social Conservatives

October 10, 2011 – 2:00 pm

CBS News: In a year like this, social conservatives may be worried that the issues that matter to them will fall to the wayside as the economy dominates the presidential contest. But this year’s Values Voter Summit in Washington proved two things: Republicans are far from close to choosing their 2012 presidential candidate, but they […]

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Gay Marriage an Issue in Iowa Senate-18

October 10, 2011 – 1:00 pm

The Gazette: From a Democratic perspective, the Iowa Senate majority is preventing Republican action on a host of social issues ranging from abortion to same-sex marriage. The GOP-controlled House earlier this year passed a resolution to put a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the ballot. Although it appears there may be enough votes in […]

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Ros-Lehtinen Constituents Not Happy: She Ran as DOMA Supporter, Then Flip-Flopped

October 10, 2011 – 12:00 pm

The Miami Herald: A Christian group has chastised U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, as “an arrogant, anti-family, homosexualist extremist” for becoming the first Republican in Congress to co-sponsor legislation to repeal the federal ban on gay marriage. “We’re putting her and all other Republicans on notice that if they’re going to represent themselves as Republicans, […]

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Equality California Opts Not to Pursue Prop 8 Repeal

October 10, 2011 – 11:00 am

The latest from the Bay Area Reporter: Equality California has opted not to pursue a repeal of Proposition 8 in 2012, the statewide lobbying group announced this week. … [a spokeswoman] said public opinion on marriage equality has shifted more in favor of such unions, but “it’s just not enough yet to launch an initiative […]

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