Gay Marriage Not Just for the Left

[tobius]

.....there is at least a small block of conservatives who are on the same page, often for different reasons: They're loath to tinker with a constitution, for one, or they want to see more people - gay or straight - make commitments.

The stance is a departure from that of most conservatives, a division that supporters of gay marriage hope to exploit.

"I don't see the response to gay marriage as unified at all on the conservative side," said Glenn H. Reynolds, a supporter of gay marriage rights and publisher of the generally conservative blog Instapundit.com.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAPEMZZNQD.html

Seth Kilbourn, HRC's..'(Human Rights Campaign)'... national field director, said his group believes the country's conservative leadership is split on gay marriage. His group is trumpeting the message that amending the constitution to discriminate is wrong.

"Under that message falls the conservative argument: You don't use the constitution to resolve these kinds of social debates," Kilbourn said.

Genevieve Wood, vice president of communications for the Family Research Council, accuses Brooks and others of failing to be "true conservatives" when it comes to gay marriage.

While social conservatives and libertarians "agree on lower taxes, less government involvement," she said, "when it comes to redefining the family, we don't think that's for government to do."

[Burma Jones]

1. The Libertarians have THIS one right (n/t)

[bluestateguy]

2. Of course

True conservatism would support gay marriage. Marriage promotes stability, monogamy, close family relationships and consequences for infidelity (if you cheat on the marriage your spouse can divorce you and take you to the cleaners in court).