A whole new reason to support equality
A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts who supports gay marriage has asked the Federal Election Commission to determine whether gay couples have the right to make joint contributions to political candidates.
In a request for an advisory opinion Friday, attorneys for state Rep. Dan Winslow, a moderate Republican running in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Secretary of State John F. Kerry, asked the commission whether gay couples could donate to his campaign with a single check, as heterosexual married couples were allowed to do.
In heterosexual families, if wifey is the breadwinner, both her and hubby can contribute to the candidate of their choice using just one income. But if wifey’s spouse is a woman, then federal election law steps in and says “you ain’t really married; you’re just skim-milk married; you can only give half as much.”
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/04/09/55245
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Even the Rethugs want marriage equality! (Of course for their own greedy ends, but such is life.) But, the same idea rings true for Democrats. A gay politician's husband (for instance) cannot contribute due to federal election rules!
