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Thank you Senator Casey for doing the right thing.
Casey comes out in support of same-sex marriage
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., took his support for gay relationships a step further Monday when he announced he now backs the right to same-sex marriage.
"If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way? At a time when many Americans lament a lack of commitment in our society between married men and women, why would we want less commitment and fewer strong marriages?" Mr. Casey asked in a written statement.
That leaves just eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate who either oppose same-sex marriage or haven't taken a clear public stance on it.
Last week, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a pair of same-sex marriage cases, several of Mr. Casey's colleagues held a string of news conferences to announce they now support the right of gay people to wed -- Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Jon Tester of Montana, then Mark Warner of Virginia and Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/politics-national/casey-comes-out-in-support-of-same-sexarriage-681694/#ixzz2PJTVBttw
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., took his support for gay relationships a step further Monday when he announced he now backs the right to same-sex marriage.
"If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way? At a time when many Americans lament a lack of commitment in our society between married men and women, why would we want less commitment and fewer strong marriages?" Mr. Casey asked in a written statement.
That leaves just eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate who either oppose same-sex marriage or haven't taken a clear public stance on it.
Last week, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a pair of same-sex marriage cases, several of Mr. Casey's colleagues held a string of news conferences to announce they now support the right of gay people to wed -- Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Jon Tester of Montana, then Mark Warner of Virginia and Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/politics-national/casey-comes-out-in-support-of-same-sexarriage-681694/#ixzz2PJTVBttw
I confess I was very disappointed to see his name on that list of Dems last week who do not support marriage equality. I appreciate his willingness to change his mind and do the right thing.
