I'll also add that I'm 100% pro life.

He probably should of. But, it's politics. He had to feel out both Congress and the Country to see where he stood. I know it sounds selfish, but it isn't. He means a lot and does a lot for a lot of people. I think he needed to make his way into this slowly.

Politics is difficult, especially when you are the first black president. Like I said, there are people just waiting with baited breath for him to screw up.

There are a LOT of things to take a stand on, this is only one of them. An important one, without doubt, but the way politics is, it's hard to know how something will be taken. He has 350 million people to worry about. I think that's important to be somewhat diplomatic.

It's just the way I see it. Yes, it's an very important issue, but there are other issues, too. And he has to get those taken care of as well.

I think we also need to understand that "legalizing" Gay marriage is going to be a State Issue.

Meaning the best the Federal government could do would to be prevent some silly amendment to stop Gay marriage (like Santorum wants) Then it would be up to each state to legalize Gay Marriage. There isn't going to be a necessity to make a "gay marriage amendment" only to stop the far Right from trying to push through an ANTI-Gay marriage amendment.

Then, hopefully, the right to marry whoever one loves will sweep through each state. I could be wrong, but I'm guessing that is how it will be done. I doubt it will be a full Federal Law. Federal Laws are difficult to pass, unless it's something similar to the Roe V Wade decision, but then there would need to be a clear Constitutional Challenge. I know there has been hope for a case for years, but nothing has been presented to the Supreme Court yet. I think it's going to go state by state. Not Federally.

As the Constitution says nothing about marriage in any form to start out with, it would be a challenge to have a Pro-Gay Marriage Amendment, as there no any kind of marriage clause in the Constitution. One that people have been looking for an in for years.

he waited to long

Better late than never.

May I ask you why your views are so conservative? There is no such ing as no abortion, only no safe abortion. And as for gay marriage - it doesn't involve anyone but the two parties involved. I'm a little curious as to why you're active of a site that is so sex positive and so liberally slanted when your views seem to be the opposite.

Good call XD

You can still be sex-positive and be close-minded about some things. I'm pretty closed-minded about anal sex. I don't like it, I won't do it. I don't care if anyone else does it, but I don't enjoy hearing how wonderful and awesome it is for other people because it grosses me out. It's the act, not the people doing it, that I'm bothered by. Actually, it's not even the act, it's the aftermath of the act. Hahaha

Liberal votes are important this year.

Only that not really the definition of "closed -mined". Both closed mined and open-mined have preferences. The closed minded anal analogy for what going on here would be you hoping they repeal Texas v. Lawrence.