This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two cases where petitioners sought to change the dictionary definition of marriage. The first case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, challenges California’s Proposition 8, which in 2008 was democratically approved by voters to enshrine the traditional definition of marriage into the state’s ever-changing constitution. The second, United States […]
David Bossie, the president of Citizens United, whose National Committee for Family, Faith and Prayer filed a brief in the DOMA case, had a different take: “Morality should not be swayed by public opinion polls,” he said in an email to CBSNews.com. “The United States Supreme Court does not speak for God. Marriage has been […]
When President Obama made the declaration last week that his stance on same-sex marriage had “evolved” into supporting it, the New York Times called me up to see what the conservative movement thought about Obama’s evolution. I said to the reporter, “Just when you thought the conservative movement couldn’t be any more energized against President […]
CU President David Bossie weighed in on the news that President Obama came out for gay marriage: Many conservative advocacy groups displayed no such reticence to wade into the debate. These groups, which will play major roles in trying to motivate voters to the polls, see an opportunity to drive a wedge between Mr. Obama […]