Kerry supporters: A Data Bank for unspun facts about John Kerry

[YouMustBeKiddingMe]

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First of all, the unedited Kerry statement regarding Constitutional Amendment:

"Well, it depends entirely on the language of whether it permits civil union and partnership or not. I'm for civil union. I'm for partnership rights.

"I think what ought to condition this debate is not the term marriage as much as the rights that people are afforded," Kerry continued. "Obviously under the Constitution of the United States you need equal protection under the law. And I think equal protection means the rights that go with it. I think the word marriage kind of gets in the way of the whole debate, to be honest with you, because marriage to many people is obviously what is sanctified by a church. It's sacramental. Or by a synagogue or by a mosque or by whatever religious connotation it has. Clearly there's a separation of church and state here. ... Marriage is a separate institution. I think marriage is under the church, between a man and a woman, and I think there's a separate meaning to it."



From John Kerry for President http://www.johnkerry.com/

100 Days to Change America

Agriculture

AIDS

Americans with Disabilities

Children

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Iraq - “Winning the Peace”

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http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/veterans/">Veterans

http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/women/">Women’s Issues

Bills Sponsored by Kerry in past 5 years – 385
Bills C-Sponsored by Kerry in past 5 years – 1806

Bills Sponsored and Co-Sponsored

Kerry voting record on Issues and Legislation

Voting Record

Kerry Speeches and Public Statements

Speeches and Public Statements

[AndyP]

1. thanks

I'm not a Kerry supporter (will be when he wins the nomination) but this will come in handy.

[YouMustBeKiddingMe]

2. Happy to oblige

[nancyharris]

3. Really?

<” Marriage is a separate institution. I think marriage is under the church, between a man and a woman, and I think there's a separate meaning to it."””>

Perhaps Senator Kerry is unaware that the US Federal Tax code sees things differently. Civil unions do not qualify for Federal tax purposes. Why is it that Senator Kerry can file his taxes as “married filing jointly” and receive the tax benefits that designation offers yet those with civil unions must file “single” and can not receive any of the benefits that Senator Kerry now receives?

Has Senator Kerry ever sponsored a bill that would change the tax code?????

[mitchum]

4. kicking the truth