Obama’s revised decision brings support to same-sex marriage

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Posted: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at 11:09 pm | Last Updated: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
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President Barack Obama announced his revised decision for support of same-sex marriage on May 9 in an interview with ABC News.

During his 2008 campaign, Obama mentioned his opposition for same sex marriage, but in the past year and a half he mentioned his feelings changed.

“I have been going through an evolution on this issue … at a certain point I just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married,” Obama said in the interview.

His announcement came a day after North Carolina approved an amendment banning same-sex marriage — defining marriage between a man and a woman only — and banning same-sex civil unions.

It also came after Vice President Joe Biden showed his support for same-sex marriage days before.

With Presidential elections coming up this November, some Oakland University students shared their thoughts on his stance.

Robbie Willford, Oakland University Student Congress vice president, supports the president’s decision.

“I think that it is a huge gain for the entire country,” he said. “It takes a lot for somebody of his stature to say the same things he said, that is a huge step in our direction.”

As far as the election votes, Willford believes Obama will win the election and get the same amount of votes.

Others see a different side to Obama’s announcement and feel the announcement was made solely to gain votes against his opponent, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

“Now in 2012, months before the election, he is in favor of same-sex couples getting married,” Trpko Blazevski, a junior majoring in information technology, said. “He is just stating this to gain votes. If he truly believed in the mannor he would propose a bill to allow same-sex marriage.“

According to Elisa Malile, former OUSC vice president, regardless of votes, the issue of homosexuality should have been addressed years ago.

“I think it’s a positive change, but I also think he will get a little bit of a backslash from Christian groups,” she said. “I don’t think God would want people being hated and discriminated against.”

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  • Ryan

    His opinion on the issue of same-sex marriage changed for one reason and one reason only: To boost the fundraising efforts of his presidential campaign and his super PAC.

    President Obama’s opposition to same sex marriage has been well-documented, particularly his comments in 2004 during his U.S. Senate race and in 2008 on the presidential campaign trail.

    In case there are some who are in need of evidence to support my claims of personal greed as evident by this recent cash grab, all one needs to do is follow the money trail:

    1) Barack Obama opposes same-sex marriage during his two previous races for public office, first in 2004, and then again in 2008.

    2) One month ago, President Obama refuses to sign an executive order that would prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation. Several top Obama donors who happened to be openly gay significantly minimized or completely withdrew financial support for Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign and his super PAC.

    3) President Obama comes out in support of gay marriage in May of 2012, and suddenly, one out of every six of his top bundlers are openly gay.

    Shocking, isn’t it? Not if you understand that everything President Obama has done during his first term in office has in some way been a political calculation with re-election being the top priority. And it is clear that the president is willing to secure votes at any cost necessary, even if it means jeopardizing his own personal convictions during the process.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kyle-Bartley/77100504 Kyle Bartley

    Hey guys, they don’t really believe any of the things they tell you. They just want your vote.