Ken Cuccinelli On Board With Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann On Gay Marriage

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9187&MediaType=1&Category=26

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is in agreement with Texas Governor Rick Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on the issue of gay marriage.

Cuccinelli, a strident social conservative, told Richmond NBC affiliate News 12 that he supports states' rights to legalize gay marriage, but believes a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a heterosexual union is needed.

“Just leave it to each state,” Cuccinelli said. “If it's a gray area, the federal government should not do it.”

“The only amendment I would expect to see to the constitution would be a nationwide protection of traditional marriage and restricting marriage to one man and one woman,” he added. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page.)

Republican presidential candidates Perry and Bachmann have echoed similar sentiments in responding to New York becoming the sixth state to adopt such a law.

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. What a cop-out

Sure - let them get married, but in no way give them federal tax or survivor benefits.