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There certainly have been hints that the traditional lines were moving in terms of gay marriage. (AP Photo/file)

Gay marriage becomes a conservative cause

BY Dave Ross  on March 1, 2013 @ 3:02 pm (Updated: 3:10 pm - 3/1/13 )

Somethin's happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear.

There certainly have been hints that the traditional lines were moving.

Vice President Cheney: "People ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish."

Colin Powell: "They are as stable a family as my family is."

And after Lady Gaga yelled at him: "Obama, are you listening?"

Even Barack Obama endorsed gay marriage.

And this week, with the US Supreme Court about to hear arguments on California Proposition 8, which overturned gay marriage - a group of more than 130 prominent Republicans signed a brief urging the court to allow California and any other state the right to grant gay couples a federally-recognized marriage.

Among the signers - former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, and Meg Whitman, who endorsed prop 8 when she ran for California governor, but now quotes Britain's conservative prime minister David Cameron who said: 'Don't support gay marriage despite being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative.'"

Then came a group of 278 corporate CEOs, saying prohibiting gay marriage needlessly complicates employee benefit plans, hurts morale, and hurts business.

And then late yesterday, another signature appeared: Clint Eastwood.

And if Clint Eastwood is signing on to gay marriage, the justices have the ask themselves. Do I feel lucky?

Dave Ross, KIRO Radio Talk Show Host
Dave Ross is co-host of The Ross & Burbank Show on KIRO Radio (weekdays 9-Noon) and never too far from the spotlight.
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  • AtheisticallyYours wrote...
    Get rid of ALL governmental "recognition"/opposition of marriage!
    March 3, 2013 3:57 pm
    The Supreme Court would do well to not only strike down DOMA, AND CA's Proposition 8, but also strike down ALL STATES MARRIAGE LAWS! Any state that "recognizes" or OPPOSES whatever two (or more!) consenting adults consider as "marriage" is a level of government GONE TOO FAR!
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Wow!
    March 3, 2013 4:19 pm
    This thread really went overboard... ;-)
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  • CH wrote...
    This thread really went overboard... ;-)
    March 3, 2013 8:55 pm
    jump in the water its deep and cold. Ace Jackwagon is in the water and has a shark75 at 6 o'clock moving in fast. DON'T LOOK IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE SITE OF BLOOD!!! http://youtu.be/ucMLFO6TsFM
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  • CH wrote...
    Flounder is posting from a
    March 3, 2013 9:04 pm
    mental ward.
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