Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Well, this is direct from the GOP platform

'Because our children’s future is best preserved within the traditional understanding of marriage, we call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it. In the absence of a national amendment, we support the right of the people of the various states to
affirm traditional marriage through state initiatives."

And yes I realize that both McCain and Obama agree the issue should be decided by the states. My concern is with the party's overall position on it and, I believe, Sarah Palin's positions on issues such as those are what essentially pushed her onto the GOP ticket. But, and maybe I'm not just being clear about it, my beef isn't with McCain's position on the matter. What bothers me is that the party as a whole feels it's so important that it would basically threaten not to support McCain if he didn't appease them (apparently by selecting Palin)

Like I said he says its a state issue. The party as a whole has never said they would not back McCain because of his matter on this issue its the far right that had issues which is not the entire Rep party. Its just like the far left mad at Obama for now saying it will take 16 months to withdraw from Iraq and they have protested against him.