BREAKING: Obama endorses STATES RIGHTS

[rapturedbyrobots]

31. Thanks for opening up the discussion

I have no problem with people weighing the good & bad of the administration's accomplishments and positions. I have no problem if after doing so, they decide to throw their weight behind the administration.

I have a BIG problem with people calling things what they aren't. Obamas statement in no way is a "defense" of marriage equality. It is a statement of moral support. That's all well and good, but the attacks that are coming are NOT moral attacks. They are legal attacks. As a constitutional lawyer Obama knows this. He knows full well that what was on the ballot in NC (where I live and vote) was not "do you think it is OK for same sex couples to marry?". The question was basically "do you think same sex couples have an inalienable right to marry?". And based on Obama's statement essentially affirming the validity of Ammendment One, the simple answer is NO. There were no "Maybe", "Sometimes", or "If the states decide its OK" boxes on the ballot.

You can't selectively quote his position and conveniently ignore all the stuff about states rights to make this seem like more than it really is: a clever bit of triangulation in an election year. And it is working.