Does any other Senator besides Feingold support gay marriage?

[Charlie Brown]

Kennedy, Boxer, anyone?

[Bluebear]

1. What are YOUR views on it?

Just curious, of course.

[Charlie Brown]

2. all for it

yours?

[Bluebear]

3. Of course.

Equality for all. If people are more comfortable calling it civil unions, so be it.

[Charlie Brown]

4. So, do you know if any other Senators support gm?

I'm asking an honest question here.

[Bluebear]

5. I only know the ones are not for it, like Feinstein.

Feingold made a brave move on this.

[bliss_eternal]

6. Gawd--I'd love to get Feinstein out of that seat--

she's a disgrace!

[pnwmom]

8. She supports civil unions, and is against a constitutional amendment

banning gay marriage.

sfgate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/24/MNGP05Q9651.DTL

Washington -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, appearing at a hearing Tuesday on gay marriage, criticized a newly drafted constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage as "highly ambiguous," saying it could prevent states from offering civil unions to gay and lesbian couples.

SNIP

Feinstein said she personally believes marriage should be between a man and a woman but opposes the amendment. She said states should be allowed to make their own determination on the issue.

"Let's not jump to the first constitutional amendment in our history that would limit rather than expand the rights of American citizens to be free," she said.

SNIP

[Bluebear]

9. "The whole issue has been too much, too fast, too soon.''

Said she.

[pnwmom]

10. Maybe this is a generational thing. I can tell you that from my

perspective (age 50), we've had amazing changes in the last ten years or so.

I think that it is unfortunate that the timing of the MA decision allowed the Republicans to use this as a wedge issue. I also think we wouldn't have had the backlash if we had gone for civil unions.

[Bluebear]

11. Well you are so much older than me.

3 years :)

Yeah, the timing was off kilter but with this bunch, and this issue, when would be good? Bravo to Feingold for doing right.

[pnwmom]

12. Maybe I'm too optimistic, but without a backlash I felt that this

controversy was just going to go away (as we oldsters die off), because young adults in my daughter's generation are far more "liberal" on the issue.

[pnwmom]

13. So preventing a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage

should be the #1 priority, because that would be making it harder for the coming generations to effect change.

[triakis36]

7. I hope there are more

It would be sad if only one Senator believed in freedom and justice for all.

[msgadget]

14. I'm for equality - marriage licenses and civil unions for everyone

and if they want or need a church ceremony and can find one that'll grant them such, power to 'em. Marriage is a religious covenant - church territory - and should be recognized when performed.