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Bush Tolerates Civil Unions, Thinks States Should Decide
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Dec 10, 2007 11:05pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Oct 27, 2004 11:05pm |
| Description | President Bush Tuesday expressed support for granting civil unions to homosexuals and indicated that the decision should be left up to states, putting him at odds with conservatives and pro-family groups.
During an ABC interview on Tuesday, Bush said, "I don't think we should deny people rights to a civil union, a legal arrangement, if that's what a state chooses to do so."
The president acknowledged that his views may contradict the Republican platform, which is opposed to civil unions and same-sex "marriage." Bush has pushed for a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
"I view the definition of marriage different from legal arrangements that enable people to have rights," said Bush. "States ought to be able to have the right to pass laws that enable people to be able to have rights like others."
Bush's political opponent, Sen. John Kerry also supports civil unions for homosexual couples and opposes same-sex "marriage," but Kerry is against a constitutional amendment banning same-sex "marriage."
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