GOP Senator Kirk of IL announces support for marriage equality

[cali]

GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports same-sex marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks.

Kirk, who previously opposed a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, said in a post on his blog that "same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage."

"Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most," said Kirk, who suffered a stroke in January 2012. "Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back - government has no place in the middle."

Kirk went through months of rehabilitation before returning to work in Washington this January. He said in his blog post that when he went back to the Senate he promised himself he would return "with an open mind and greater respect for others."

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/02/3319244/gop-us-sen-mark-kirk-supporting.html#storylink=cpy

[madrchsod]

1. yikes! i`m happy he did

there`s going to be hell to pay from the knuckle draggers in my state. looks like illinois is all in!