Actually, I think my selection criteria was more a reflection of how severely I dislike Bush. I've never taken that view on any past campaign, and frankly if there had been 20 people running on the final ballot, I still would have picked the one with the best chance of ousting Bush.
I don't believe the single issue difference is a straw man, but regardless, you brought it up as a tool to disagree with ymasen. Gay marriage is an important issue no doubt, but it is still only one issue. Frankly, Kerry's view of "I'm personally against gay marriage but think the federal government should stay out of it" is a good one IMHO. I think it would be almost as bad an idea for the feds to force gay marriage on the country as to forbid it. It takes time for society's views to change, forcing the issue can cause a major backlash in the opposite direction. State amendments have made it clear the country as a whole is not ready for this change.
My optimal choice on that topic? Change all existing legislation surrounding marriage to be about civil unions instead. Take the controversial word "marriage" out of the equation all together.
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Date: 2004-11-02 07:09 pm (UTC)I don't believe the single issue difference is a straw man, but regardless, you brought it up as a tool to disagree with ymasen. Gay marriage is an important issue no doubt, but it is still only one issue. Frankly, Kerry's view of "I'm personally against gay marriage but think the federal government should stay out of it" is a good one IMHO. I think it would be almost as bad an idea for the feds to force gay marriage on the country as to forbid it. It takes time for society's views to change, forcing the issue can cause a major backlash in the opposite direction. State amendments have made it clear the country as a whole is not ready for this change.
My optimal choice on that topic? Change all existing legislation surrounding marriage to be about civil unions instead. Take the controversial word "marriage" out of the equation all together.