Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch breaks with Romney, GOP over federal ban on same-sex marriage

[trailmonkee]

Source: LGBTQnation

TAMPA, Fla. — Utah’s senior U.S. Senator and an influential voice in the Republican party broke ranks Tuesday with GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the party’s platform, differing on support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, speaking on the convention floor to Sirius Q XM radio, said, “I’m a believer that the states should be able to make their own determination. There are about, what, six states that have done it? They’ve chosen to do that. I don’t agree with that, because I believe in the sanctity of the marriage covenant and the traditional definition, but the states have a right to do it.”

Hatch, who is running for reelection this year, said that he felt it should be a state’s rights issue.

“Well, my personal belief is that we should not discriminate against anybody, but I do draw the line at the definition of marriage,’ he said. “I think that it’s a very important thing for men, women and children. But I don’t want to see anybody showing prejudice against anybody.”


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[teddy51]

1. This angry POS needs to be taken down! He is one of the worst people out there, representing

the American people.

[defacto7]

6. we'll do our best

Me and the other 3 Democrats in Utah.

[LadyHawkAZ]

9. Now be realistic

There are at least 5 of us. Possibly even 6.

[defacto7]

12. Hey! maybe we can build a fort!

[LadyHawkAZ]

15. Great idea! This is the Place! n/t

[defacto7]

17. "This Is the Place"

he he... I get it. You do know Utah.

[oldsarge54]

16. In Texas

I feel the same way.

[mojo2012]

24. The Brave Few

Make that 6.

Not everyone likes Hatch even Republicans...but what the church says to do, goes. There is NO separation of church and state (and politics) in UT

[cstanleytech]

2. "we should not discriminate against anybody, but I do draw the line at the definition of marriage"

Here is a clue for you Orrin and the others of the GOP (seeing as you all are to damn cheap apparently to buy it for yourselves), if you believe its ok to discriminate against gay couples then you clearly do support discrimination and that means sir that you are a bigot.

[Angry Dragon]

3. If gays and lesbians are not allowed to marry then it should be against the law to divorce

unless there is abuse to preserve the sanctity of marriage

[xxqqqzme]

4. No, it is a

civil rights issue. Just like interracial marriage is not a state rights issue - my daughter and her husband can go to any state and not be arrested. See how that works lizard brain?

[_Liann_]

5. Morman versions of good and evil...

Joseph Smith Family


Brigham Young Family

[defacto7]

7. The is good beer here in SLC made by us gentiles...

Polygamy Porter

On the label it says, Why just have one?

http://www.wasatchbeers.com/polygporter.html

[Cha]

8. oh man...that whole

Mormon thing.

[defacto7]

13. If I hear someone say...

"Oh, she is so fair and delightsome" one more time...

I'm gonna barf...

[PavePusher]

18. With all due respect...

there's a huge difference between polygamy and child abuse.

If everyone is a consenting adult, I don't care who marries whom, or how many. And neither should you.

[wordpix]

20. I agree with this, however

if one man has 8 wives and ends up with 40 children, he is likely to be unable to support them all, unless he is Mitt Rmoney. Then all those kids end up not having enough food or shoes or whatever. Zero population growth it's not.

[PavePusher]

23. I agree with that.

I really don't think anyone should have children they can't afford to support on their own.

[_Liann_]

21. That's not respectful. That's defending hypocracy.

[PavePusher]

22. No, I set no limits on the adults.

Nor do I defend anyone elses'.

[LadyHawkAZ]

10. He's against anything that might lead in any way

to any federal interference in the Theocratic State of Utah. Even on positions he agrees with.

[Ter]

11. Why didn't he say that in his own primary race?

Because he knew he would have lost, rather than stand strong and be proud of his beliefs.

[rks306]

14. What?

Same-sex marriage, it's only fair.

[wordpix]

19. Orrin's party is always for states' rights except when it comes to banning abortion, same sex

marriage, opening federal lands to drilling, giving subsidies to nuke, oil and gas corporations...