Related Posts: Bob Barr on "The Nanny State", Bob Barr Announces Presidential Candidacy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: For Barr's PAC, 'it costs money to raise money' - Bob Barr issued the following statement on his campaign website with regards to the California ruling on same sex marriage:
"Regardless of whether one supports or opposes same sex marriage, the decision to recognize such unions or not ought to be a power each state exercises on its own, rather than imposition of a one-size-fits-all mandate by the federal government (as would be required by a Federal Marriage Amendment which has been previously proposed and considered by the Congress). The decision today by the Supreme Court of California properly reflects this fundamental principle of federalism on which our nation was founded.
"Indeed, the primary reason for which I authored the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 was to ensure that each state remained free to determine for its citizens the basis on which marriage would be recognized within its borders, and not be forced to adopt a definition of marriage contrary to its views by another state. The decision in California is an illustration of how this principle of states' powers should work."
Full Statement: http://www.bobbarr2008.com/press/press-releases/7/statement-on-ca-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decision/
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