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Federalism for Vermont

By AmericanElephant on April 7, 2009

I don’t support gay marriage, but I support our Constitution and the framework it provided more than I oppose it. Those simple facts are how I find myself in the precarious position of supporting Vermont’s acceptance of a legal construct that I otherwise morally oppose.

Posted in Blog | Tagged federalism, gay marriage, vermont

Sorry, Gay Marriage Is Not A Civil Right.

By AmericanElephant on December 29, 2008

I just endured a few minutes on FoxNews of some tool trying to equate his fight for Gay Marriage with the Civil Rights movement. Let me make this clear… Gay Marriage is not a civil right.

Posted in Blog | Tagged barack obama, civil rights, gay marriage, inauguration, rick warren

Conservativism & The Law. Abortion & Gay Marriage

By AmericanElephant on September 17, 2007

The post below is in response to comments from my brother-in-law, whom disagrees with me on virtually all things political.

Preface.
The Constitution delineates rights guaranteed to us. Amendment 9 of the Constitution mentions other rights retained by the people, but does not specify what they are. It is my firm belief that those who ratified the [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged abortion, conservative, gay marriage, law