Jimmy Carter disappoints on the issue of Texas and gay marriage

[MADem]

45. No, I am not--I am right in line with FREEDOM TO MARRY.

We get there by WINNING states. http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pages/roadmap-to-victory

Carter feels the same way.

I'm not lecturing anyone. I am simply stating my view of the issue, and because it is nuanced (despite being in line with FTM--are they unwelcome here, too? ) I am getting pushback, being told I 'don't belong' and getting treated dismissively. I don't like the accusations that I don't support the goal because I think the way they're going about it (states' rights) is working. That's "lecturing" if you ask me.

I am a realist--and the FTM approach is realistic and it will prove successful. Stomping on Carter because people are perceiving his words incorrectly isn't "on" with me. And that is what seems to be happening here.

When states are "sued into federal courts" it's because their state collars and their state cuffs don't match. Those state constitutions, that were prepared by and for "They the people" of those states, are what is being challenged. It's still down to what the people of the state have said, via their Constitutions, is the law of their land. If their Constitutions outlaw discrimination, that's a decision that was made by the people of the state, and it is one that they need to live by. They've already approved equality--they just need to have it pointed out because apparently they need a fresh look at their own Constitutions. That's what the lawsuits are about.

Of course, the real question at the end of the day is "Cui bono?" Answer--the guy running against Carter's grandson for GA governor. Painting Carter, and by extension his grandson, as 'cool' on the equality issue serves to depress the liberal/progressive vote in a race where Jason needs every single vote he can get.