AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Political Attacks on Gays Will Continue http://www.americablog.com/2004/07/political-attacks-on-gays-will.html [4/5/2009 10:47:15 PM]Daily Kos Open Thread and Diary Rescue - *Rescue Rangers for tonight's roundup are vcmvo2, ybruti, HansScholl, sunspark says, YatPundit anddadanation, with claude in the Editmobile.</p><p> Here areou... 23 seconds ago Crooks and Liars C&L's Late Night Music Club with Propellerheads Featuring Shirley Bassey - Title: History Repeating Artist: Propellerheads featuring Shirley BasseyShirley Bassey is a vocal powerhouse.</p><p> At 68, shecovered Pink’s ‘Get This Party St... 44 minutes ago Firedoglake Sunday Late Nite: What Else Do VIPs Deserve? - Inspired by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-walmARt) who managed to get fifty colleagues to help herwater down the estate tax by using the excuse ofsaving .02... 45 minutes ago HuffPost Politics Michael Conniff: CON GAMES: Real Bonus Babies in Defense Budget - Earmarks and entitlements are chickenfeed compared to defense spending, but toconservatives the Defense Department has alwaysbeen sacrosanct. 45 minutes ago Eschaton Sunday Night Thread - enjoy 2 hours agoJOHN'S PHOTOS Show All AMERICABLOG TV FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2004 Political Attacks on Gays Will Continue by Michael in New York on 7/16/2004 10:09:00 PM Right wing radicals make clear they're going to fight tooth and nail to roll back the modest advances on rights that gays and lesbians have achieved at the state level.</p><p> And of course they're winning at the state level, when you look at the flurry of laws that have passed in the last year and the lack of moral leadership by the left, true conservatives, the truly religious or just decent folk.</p><p> The sad item buried deep in the story: Kerry's office didn't return calls asking whether he supports or opposes attempts to deny gaysequal marriage rights at the state level.</p><p> Surely they were ready forthat question? But he has no good answer because he's been so wishy-washy on the issue.</p><p> NOTE FROM JOHN : Kerry's response should be simple.</p><p> It's none of the federal government's business what state governments dowithin the realm of their own jurisdiction.</p><p> This isn't a nanny state.</p><p> That applies all the more when talking about marriage, which hastraditionally been a state issue - the president has no businesssticking his nose in.</p><p> If George Bush truly believed in states' rights he'd let states attend to their own business and only get involvedwhen an issue becomes a federal matter.</p><p> As for why Kerry gave an opinion on the Massachusetts state constitutional amendment? 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