Wow.

Top Romney Adviser: We’ll Campaign On Constitutional Marriage Ban

Ed Gillespie, senior adviser to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, told Chuck Todd on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown that the campaign would make President Obama’s support for marriage equality an issue this November and that Romney will actively push for a constitutional amendment to take away the right of states to voluntarily extend marriage equality to same-sex couples.

I don't see how this could be a good strategy for Romney. Probably it's intended to increase conservative turnout in the election. But it should increase turnout of pro-gay-marriage folks too, right?

Probably it's intended to increase conservative turnout in the election. But it should increase turnout of pro-gay-marriage folks too, right?

But there are demonstrably more anti-same-sex-marriage voters, considering that the pro side has never won a popular vote.

But there are demonstrably more anti-same-sex-marriage voters, considering that the pro side has never won a popular vote.

Which is surprising, since polls tend to show that more Americans support gay marriage rights than oppose it. (Or at least, that more Americans would rather see gay marriage legalized than would support a Constitutional ban.)

Which is surprising, since polls tend to show that more Americans support gay marriage rights than oppose it.

But the ones who oppose it are probably more likely to vote.

Which is surprising, since polls tend to show that more Americans support gay marriage rights than oppose it. (Or at least, that more Americans would rather see gay marriage legalized than would support a Constitutional ban.)

Yeah, that's why I said "voters."

Did I say surprising? I meant depressing...

Wow. Interesting. Is it possible that such a federal ban would actually happen?

God. I want to go to bed hold my knees and rock until all the terrible people go away.

Is it possible that such a federal ban would actually happen?

I don't see how they would have support for a Constitutional amendment....

Also, does what Romney did in high school in 1965 matter?

Romney: A Gay-Basher In High School

Not likely, it would have to be ratified by 75% of the state legislatures. The last time it happened was 20 years ago, and that was to place limits on how soon Congressional pay increases could take effect (an issue that you'd probably get near-unanimous voter agreement on).

Sullivan:

One small note. Above, Romney says that we should not discard 3,000 years of history of one-man-one-woman marriage. Ahem. His own family were ardent polygamists only a century ago - and went to Mexican colonies to escape US federal oppression of their version of marriage (which also goes back a long, long way and still exists across the world). Romney's great-grandparents were polygamists; one of his his great-great-grandfathers had twelve wives and was murdered by the husband of the twelfth.

For Romney to say that the definition of marriage has remained the same for 3,000 years is disproved by his own family. It's untrue. False. A lie.

Heh.

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