Ex-McCain aide - Steve Schmidt - to call for gay marriage support

[jefferson_dem]

Ex-McCain aide to call for gay marriage support
Posted: 09:58 PM ET



At a gathering of a gay Republican group, Steve Schmidt will make the case Friday that the Republican Party should support same-sex marriage.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Steve Schmidt, a key architect of John McCain's presidential campaign, is making his first public return to Washington a bold one.

Schmidt will use a speech Friday to Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights group, to urge conservative Republicans to drop their opposition to same-sex marriage, CNN has learned.

"There is a sound conservative argument to be made for same-sex marriage," Schmidt will say, according to speech excerpts obtained by CNN. "I believe conservatives, more than liberals, insist that rights come with responsibilities. No other exercise of one's liberty comes with greater responsibilities than marriage."

Schmidt makes both policy and political arguments for a Republican embrace of same-sex marriage.

On the policy front, Schmidt likens the fight for gay rights to civil rights and women's rights, and he admonishes conservatives who argue for the protection of the unborn as a God-given right, but against protections for same-sex couples.

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[Arkana]

1. Holy shit--is he serious?

I...just...what?

What?

Seriously, I...wait, what?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

2. So, conservative gay marriages will be more...

responsible and brimming with liberty than liberal gay marriages? Fascinating.