zulemara
<font color=royalblue>Oh Boy! I'm a WDW sailor!<br
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As far as all the great things Democrats do for us, there are lots of equally great republican acts out there. Gay marriage is legal in California because of a republican majority supreme court. There are some really great republicans out there that think the government should stay out of people's lives, period. If the democratic party is going to court our vote, they need to stick up for marriage equality period, instead of throwing us anti-discrimination scraps.
California is a very messed up state politically. At its core, the Republican party is against big government, yes. Unfortunately that just doesn't play out on a national scale. When was the last time the evangelical vote got a democrat into office? My point is although the core values of the GOP might actually be ok with us, they have gone far right and now want to make laws based on religion.
We have to realize it will take time for the Democrats to make the kind of changes to our rights that we need. We can start with repealing DODT, DOMA, and passing the Matthew Shepard act.
Obama is willing to give the same legal benefits of marriage. Yes, it is a second class citizen, but eventually people will see that gay marriage has NO effect on anyone else! As the numbers really start to pour in from MA, we can see there is no effect on health care, no strain on businesses, and the only people unhappy are the ones who are "offended" by the fact that XX miles away, two people of the same gender are able to "marry" each other.
When people see this, they will change. Of course the south won't change until they are forced to because that's how they are. That's exactly why we need legislation on a federal level for our rights. Hopefully the people in CA will see that the only change gay marriage has brought is a boom to their bottom dollar. if only the public valued the "bottom dollar" the way Disney does, they would quickly change their tune!

So back to my original argument, although some GOP members might understand and represent their core principles, John McCain does not. He will cater to the religious zealouts the same way Bush did, and that is a vote against my rights and even worse, it's a vote for conservative supreme court justices who will serve for many many years. If the LGBT community wants to set back our fight, vote for John McCain.