Not to be out-bigoted by Iowa homophobe Bob Vander Plaats and his anti-gay outfit “The Family Leader,” the National Organization for Marriage has prepared its own “Marriage Pledge” for the 2012 GOP Presidential hopefuls to sign.
The NOM pledge — already signed by Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Time Pawlenty — is more narrow in focus than an earlier pledge distributed by Vander Plaats.
The NOM’s “Marriage Vow” is purely anti-marriage equality, and commits candidates to supporting a federal marriage amendment to the Constitution that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
The pledge asked candidates to support five of the group’s goals:
- Send a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman to the states for ratification;
- Defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which includes the traditional definition of marriage and ban states from recognizing gay marriage, in court;
- Appoint judges and an Attorney General who oppose a constitutional right to same-sex marriage;
- Appoint a commission to investigate claims of harassment against those who support marriage as being only between a man and a woman;
- Support legislation that would give people living in the District of Columbia the right to vote on marriage;
Romney, Bachman and Santorum on Thursday were the first to sign NOM’s pledge. Pawlenty, who initially declined, succumbed to NOM’s pressure and signed the pledge on Friday.
Bachmann and Santorum have also signed their names to the Family Leader’s 14-point pledge, which came under fire because its original preamble suggested black children born into slavery had a better family situation than those in today’s black families. That group’s pledge also states that homosexuality is both a choice and a health risk, and calls for banning “all forms of pornography.”
Pawlenty and Romney refused to sign the Family Leader’s pledge.
The Log Cabin Republicans denounced the NOM’s pledge, and issued this statement, prior to Pawlenty adding his support:
“Republicans got nothing but bad press from the first marriage pledge of the 2012 campaign season, which turned off voters and detracted from our party’s commitment to addressing issues that matter to all Americans. The last thing Republicans need or want is another group pushing the same outdated social agenda under new branding,” said Christian Berle, Log Cabin Republicans Deputy Executive Director.
“Like the original Family Leader pledge, the NOM document signed by Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Michelle Bachmann demands presidential power be used to circumvent the 10th Amendment and overrule local legislative decisions, including the choice by the District of Columbia’s elected representatives to secure civil marriage parity.
“Further, the pledge asserts that the federal government should use its power and authority to investigate Americans who use their free speech rights to oppose the National Organization for Marriage’s divisive agenda. NOM’s fearful rhetoric does not speak for today’s GOP and should not be dignified by any serious presidential contender. Our party is better than this pledge.”
This week, the NOM partners with the Family Research Council, a certified “hate group” as designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Susan B. Anthony List to launch their 2011 Values Bus Iowa Tour.
Starting on August 9th, the tour will cover 1,305 miles in four days with events in 22 cities, and pass through 47 of Iowa’s 99 counties, ending in Ames, Iowa on August 12, just in time for a presidential straw poll.
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Everything is bigger in Texas – even the homophobia
disgusting and cowardly
You sealed your own presidential fate dickwads. You lost votes. BIG TIME! -_-
BOOOOO
They’re all fucktards…
I just don’t understand….I thought this was America where we are all equal….so we say….but we, as a country never show true equality to anyone.
well nicole they say its a FREE country to heh dun happen.
Is anyone really surprised by this?
I’m not, actually, and I bet Perry is the next one to jump on the bandwagon of hate. You know that anti-gay prayer rally he held? Yeah. Proof right there.
adding them to my list of idiots…(i actually have made a list)
and the sad part, trevor, is they actually might have gained some votes as well…
Romney, Santorum, Bachmann and Pawlenty=can we say that they RSBPed for the pledge? #Insider
And I will repeat this once more… They’re all fucktards.
They just signed the paper that our future generation will laugh at…
@Jackson Vose, they gained votes from the homophobes. Unfortunately, for them, it’s a handful.
Prick Perry ain’t gonna win since he’s clearly unfit to run *pun intended* since her did get a “C” in gym class…in college!
Imma kill these people -____-
If Bachmann signed a pledge against marrying someone gay, explain her husband to me.
they can all suck a fat one..
im about to turn 18 and i know everyone who i am not voting for
Because it creates jobs and helps the economy.
How ironic! As a voting homo in this country, I just signed a pledge to NOT vote for an idiot politician who hates on me. Touché, douches!
Wow… What lametards
wow — you guys are all pretty angry about this… I don’t agree with the whole pledge thing but seriously, calling people “fucktards”?? You all have a lot of growing up to do. The younger generation blows….
If you sign…resign !!!
I hope they keep signing stupid pledges like these… You can only shoot yourself in the foot so many times before you bleed to death… Savage should redefine all of those fools’ last names…
Gross.
Lets start an anti A Hole pledge.
they’re trying to out bigot each other.
om nom
I thought Romney wasnt signing that garbage. Not that Id vote for him or any of these haters. How could anyone, really. Doesnt this count as a hate crime??? It really should….
huh
You know, this is so sad..do you really think you have to manage the life of your neighbors..be glad there is love on this earth! Where are these people coming from???
Romney, you *bitch*.
I am truly ashamed Mitt Romney was ever governor of my home state of Massachusetts. But I can tell you this, I know what the country is in for if he ever becomes president and I warn you, do not vote for this man!