McCain, CA Marriage Initiative & Federalism

Gay Patriot  Jun 30 08

When working on his piece on presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s letter supporting Proposition 8 which would enshrine the traditional definition of marriage in the California constitution, LA Weekly writer Patrick Range McDonald contacted me for a comment on this decision. As I considered my response, I came up with something a little longer than [...] Full story...

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