In light of Ohio Senator Rob Portman standing up for gay-marriage rights, many other Republicans in Congress have been approached about the issue. House Speaker John Boehner was one such individual.
On ABC's This Week, Boehner engaged in the following back-and-forth with host Martha Raddatz:
Raddatz: "Can you imagine yourself in a situation where you reversed your decision as Portman has on gay marriage if a child of yours or someone you love told you they were gay?"
Boehner: "Listen, I believe marriage is a union between one man and one woman. It's what I grew up with, it's what I believe, it's what my church teaches me and I can't imagine that position would ever change."
What Boehner and other Congressional Republicans need to learn is unless their party changes positions with regard to social and economic issues, their position isn't going to change on election day - the position of loser.
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/03/16/1731191/boehner-says-he-would-oppose-marriage-equality-even-if-son-was-gay/
On ABC's This Week, Boehner engaged in the following back-and-forth with host Martha Raddatz:
Raddatz: "Can you imagine yourself in a situation where you reversed your decision as Portman has on gay marriage if a child of yours or someone you love told you they were gay?"
Boehner: "Listen, I believe marriage is a union between one man and one woman. It's what I grew up with, it's what I believe, it's what my church teaches me and I can't imagine that position would ever change."
What Boehner and other Congressional Republicans need to learn is unless their party changes positions with regard to social and economic issues, their position isn't going to change on election day - the position of loser.
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/03/16/1731191/boehner-says-he-would-oppose-marriage-equality-even-if-son-was-gay/
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