Democratic Party Platform Includes Historic Stance on Gay Marriage
By Kymberly Bays on 09/04/2012 in Defense of Marriage Act, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, gay marriage, same-sex marriage with 2 CommentsRead Time: 1 - 2 minutes
The Democratic Party unveiled their 2012 platform this week as they host their national convention in North Carolina. Among a host of topics and political concerns, the Democratic Party platform explicitly supports same-sex marriage. Delegates will vote Tuesday to officially adopt the platform.
From the platform text:
Freedom to Marry. We support the right of all families to have equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law. We support marriage equality and support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-sex couples. We also support the freedom of churches and religious entities to decide how to administer marriage as a religious sacrament without government interference.
We oppose discriminatory federal and state constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny equal protection of the laws to committed same-sex couples who seek the same respect and responsibilities as other married couples. We support the full repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.
The platform also includes stances on ending the wars abroad, national security, and strengthening the American middle class.
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Brandon Fallon
09.04.2012
@bfallon
As usual, the GOP and Democratic platforms stand at odds with each other. Any type of restrictive laws promote unequal rights. I remember in high school how a friend said it “takes a progressive-minded” politician to move the country forward.
Rick London
09.05.2012
What’s not to like. Finally “..equal rights & the pursuit of happiness”; the vision of our founding fathers; someone is brave enough to walk the walk. Was undecided until I read the DNC Platform. Now it would be difficult not to vote Democrat this time around.