Op-ed: Can Romney Dodge the Gay Question Again?
We all agree that amending the country’s Constitution is a course of last resort reserved for only the most extreme cases. Yet the Republican candidate for president not only never outlines his case for an amendment, he’s rarely asked to defend the idea.
When millions of Americans tune in to the first presidential debate tonight, with PBS newsman Jim Lehrer as moderator, Mitt Romney could get a chance to explain why he believes the Constitution needs a few edits. But recent history of this general election has me doubting we’ll finally hear substance.
Romney has signed a pledge — a contract with the social conservatives — that couldn’t make his intention to amend the United States Constitution any clearer. He believes same-sex couples should be banned from getting married in all 50 states, including those where it’s already legal.
The reasons for this big change are detailed in what the Republicans wrote in their own platform, claiming the United States faces "an assault on the foundations of our society." And this danger is "a serious threat to our country's constitutional order." Whether we stop it, the GOP says, "will determine our success as a nation."
http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2012/10/03/we-wonder-whether-mitt-romney-can-dodge-gay-question-yet-again-during-debates
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