http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/graham-keeping-marriage-amendment-party
Sen. Lindsey Graham told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that the Republican party needs to finally hang it up when it comes to keeping a proposal for a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in their party platform, but that he made it clear they're not going to let it go as a wedge issue any time soon.
As long as they can keep the religious right whipped into a frenzy over whether their "liberties" are being violated by not being free to discriminate against a group of people they don't like, they're going to keep going after those votes.
Here's how Graham responded when asked about Ted Cruz hyperventilating over the weekend, saying he wants to add same-sex marriage bans, Supreme Court elections to Constitution.
GRAHAM: I don't believe there is any chance for a Constitutional amendment defining marriage between one man and one woman to get two thirds votes in the House and the Senate and be ratified by three fourths of the states.
TODD: Get it out of the platform?
GRAHAM: In my view, you can put it in the platform, but it will in my view hurt us in 2016 because it's a process that's not going to bear fruit. What I want to do is protect the religious liberties of those who believe that opposing same-sex marriage is part of their faith, so no, I would not engage in the Constitutional amendment process as a party going into 2016. Accept the court's ruling. Fight for the religious liberty of every American.
please what religious liberties are being violated seems all the violating comes from them trying to keep from being allegedly violated. they are the only ones actively pursuing an agenda of hate discrimination and exclusion, what is the other side doing turning the other cheek and going through the courts you know God like things. Graham is going to have a rough time these are not gaffes he is telling the truth and that is equal to the first commandment of the republican right wing "thou must deceive". his journey will be interesting especially the primary and the tea people obstructionist.
has he gone all dovish on them we have to remember he is still a republican and subject to their agenda he goes nowhere off the tracks, so no matter what he says remember what Grover Norquist said about Romney, don't think for a minute that it changes for a different wannabe he too would be subject to republican donor whims.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/13/1064417/-Grover-Norquist-on-the-GOP-candidates-All-we-need-is-someone-who-can-handle-a-pen
http://www.winningprogressive.org/grover-norquist-romney-will-do-as-hes-told
has he gone all dovish on them we have to remember he is still a republican and subject to their agenda he goes nowhere off the tracks, so no matter what he says remember what Grover Norquist said about Romney, don't think for a minute that it changes for a different wannabe he too would be subject to republican donor whims.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/13/1064417/-Grover-Norquist-on-the-GOP-candidates-All-we-need-is-someone-who-can-handle-a-pen
http://www.winningprogressive.org/grover-norquist-romney-will-do-as-hes-told
