With Massachussetts front and center in the controversy over gay marriages, some news articles are speculating that John Kerry's position on the issue may take on increased significance. He supports civil unions but opposes gay marriages. Yet, he was one of 14 senators voting against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.

Here's an article describing all of the Democratic candidates positions on civil unions and gay marriage.

Michael Meehan, a senior adviser for the Kerry campaign, told Fox News yesterday that Mr. Kerry opposes homosexual "marriage," but that he still "thinks there's a lot of gay bashing going on, and he won't stand for that."

...Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has said he was "proud to sign the nation's first law establishing civil unions for same-sex couples," but has also said he opposes raising that status to official marriage. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina has said he favors letting states decide the question of gay "marriage." Wesley Clark has generally avoided the issue on the campaign trail, but has said that "families come in many shapes and sizes" and was in favor of giving same-sex couples the "same rights and responsibilities" as heterosexual couples.

Since all the major candidates oppose gay marriage, we're not sure why it is perceived to be that big of an issue. The issue to us is Bush's plan to push a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage--now that, must be stopped.

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