Monday, June 30, 2008

McCain Backs Initiative Barring Marriage Equality

[Sourced from a 6/28/8 article in The Sacramento Bee]

GOP presidential candidate John McCain has endorsed the November ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage in California. The endorsement was announced on ProtectMarriage.com.

"I support the efforts of the people of California to recognize marriage as a unique institution between a man and a woman, just as we did in my home state of Arizona," McCain said in a statement released by the Protect Marriage campaign. "I do not believe judges should be making these decisions."

McCain endorsed a 2006 Arizona initiative defining marriage as only between a man and a woman – which was defeated – but voted against a federal constitutional amendment against marriage equality.

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