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What are Barack Obama and John McCain's positions on same-sex marriage?
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∙ 11y ago
During a televised debate before the 2008 presidential election, both candidates were asked for their position on same-sex marriage. John McCain responded that marriage was a state issue and that states should be free to decide whether to permit such marriages. Barack Obama responded that he was opposed to same-sex marriage because of his religious tradition. Since becoming president, however, Obama has stated that his opinion is "evolving" and has declared that his administration will no longer defend the constitutionality of the federal ban on recognition of same-sex marriages. Obama voted against an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage while he was a U.S. Senator. In 1996, when he was an Illinois State Senator, he stated publicly that he was opposed to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages and Civil Unions. Currently, Obama states publicly that he is in favor of Civil Unions and supports the states' rights to choose whether to recognize them or not.
UPDATE:President Barack Obama announced in May 2012 that he supports the legalization and federal recognition of same-sex marriage.Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
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