Vice President Dick Cheney
One former Dallas resident not usually known for his liberal positions is lobbying legislators in Maryland to support marriage equality.
The Baltimore Sun reports that Dick Cheney — yes, that Dick Cheney, the former Vice President — is lending his support to passage of a bill sponsored by Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley. The Cheneys now live in Maryland.
Cheney’s daughter is lesbian, and he has always supported her and her relationship with partner Heather Poe. But by taking a position in favor of marriage equality he’s taking a position more liberal than that of Presidents Barack Obama or Bill Clinton. Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act that allows states to not recognize marriage performed by other states.
Also lobbying Maryland lawmakers is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who worked for passage of the New York state law last year.
In other marriage news, marriage equality passed the New Jersey Assembly and was forwarded to Gov. Chris Christie, who promptly vetoed it. Supporters have until the end of the legislative session in January 2014 to override.
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Mr. Cheney, I thought you knew better. We are to love our children by correcting them and teaching them the ways of God, not the ways of the world. Man up and do the right thing. Your daughter’s spiritual life needs purity and holyness in the eyes of God. She’s worth some loving correction, don’t you think?
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Regarding Dick Cheney’s public support for marriage equality I’ve noticed support from a lot of conservative people when they are not under the constraints of the Republican political organization. Conservative concepts such as personal responsibility, small government and keeping government out of our personal life support marriage equality.