Radio Commentary, WMVV 90.7 New Life FM, July 9, 2010
By Sue Ella Deadwyler
Good morning, Jim. An overwhelming majority of Americans have always agreed that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. But for years, the United States has been aggressively pressured to legalize same sex marriage. In addition to that, in at least one state there’s a movement to legalize “polyamory” for individuals interested in interactive group sex.
Although the term “sexual orientation” is constantly expanding, political party platforms have clear statements about marriage. The Republican Platform position is this, “We support the traditional definition of ‘marriage’ as the legal union of one man and one woman … federal judges and bureaucrats should not force states to recognize other living arrangements as marriages. That belief led Congress to enact the Defense of Marriage Act, which a Republican Department of Justice will energetically defend in the courts…. [W]e do not believe sexual preference should be given special legal protection or standing in law.”
The Democrat Platform supports alternate lifestyles with this statement, “We continue to lead the fight to end discrimination on the basis of … sexual orientation…. We support … the Employment Non-discrimination Act, to end workplace discrimination against gay men and lesbians. We support the full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of the nation.”
The Libertarian Platform says, “We hold that individual rights should not be denied or abridged on the basis of sex or sexual preference…. We affirm the right of adults to private choice in consensual sexual activity…. We … call for repeal of all legislation and state policies intended to … condemn … or discourage sexual lifestyles or any set of attitudes about such lifestyles.”
Republican candidates who are elected to public office are expected to vote according to their party platform. Democrats who are elected to public office are expected to vote the Democrat Party platform and Libertarians who are elected to office are expected to vote their party platform. So, with this information from party platforms, selecting the right candidates based on this issue should be easy. For Georgia Insight I’m Sue Ella Deadwyler, your Capitol correspondent.