![]() ![]() “Freedom means freedom for everyone,” including gays Source: Edwards-Cheney debate: 2004 Vice Presidential Bush felt that it was important to make it clear that that’s the wrong way to go, as far as he’s concerned. We had the Massachusetts Supreme Court direct the legislature of Massachusetts to modify their constitution to allow gay marriage. In effect, what’s happened is that in recent months, especially in Massachusetts, but also in California, but in Massachusetts States have regulated marriage, if you will. Traditionally, that’s been an issue for the states. Then your administration’s support for a constitutional ban on same-sex unions?Ī: That’s a separate question from the issue of whether or not government should sanction or approve or give some sort of authorization, if you will, to these relationships And you used your family’s experience as a context for your remarks. Q: You said four years ago at this very setting: “Freedom means freedom for everybody.” You said it again recently when you were asked about legalizing same-sex unions. Gay marriage should be an issue for the states Members of the Christian right, where Cheney drew lots of support, might quote biblical passages that seem to argue against homosexuality. The line was so thin it had virtually ceased to exist. Some no doubt would contrast this with his own opposition to gays in the military.Īnd private lives of presidential candidates. It seemed unfair that his whole family tree would become subject to an in-depth examination and discussion in the media. A relative was gay.Ĭheney worried that this would make the newspapers, become part of the endless scrutiny. Was he prepared to sacrifice everything during the next two years for that one goal and objective? Cheney wasn't sure. He spoke on the same day that a draft version of the Republican platform was distributed to convention delegates that declared, ''We strongly support President Bush's call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage.'' The draft platform added, ''Attempts to redefine marriage in a single city or state could have serious consequences throughout the country, and anything less than a constitutional amendment, passed by Congress and ratified by the states, is vulnerable to being overturned by activist judges.Vice President of the United States under George W. In unusually personal remarks on the issue, delivered at a campaign forum in Davenport, Iowa, the vice president referred to his daughter, Mary, who is a lesbian, saying that he and his wife ''have a gay daughter, so it's an issue our family is very familiar with.'' He added, according to a transcript of his remarks, provided by the White House, ''We have two daughters, and we have enormous pride in both of them.'' In contrast, President Bushhas argued that a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage is essential. Cheney said the issue was what kind of government recognition to give those relationships, and indicated that he preferred to let the states define what constitutes a marriage. In a political season marked by Republican efforts to outlaw gay marriage, Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday offered a defense of the rights of gay Americans, declaring that ''freedom means freedom for everyone'' to enter ''into any kind of relationship they want to.'' ![]()
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