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Obama Makes Vague, Possibly Self-Contradictory, Statement on Gay Marriage

Regarding the Iowa Supreme Court ruling striking down a prohibition on gay marriage:

The President respects the decision of the Iowa Supreme Court, and continues to believe that states should make their own decisions when it comes to the issue of marriage. Although President Obama supports civil unions rather than same-sex marriage, he believes that committed gay and lesbian couples should receive equal rights under the law.

So he supports the Iowa Supreme Court decision? Wait, no, he didn't like it? Wait, opposes it on policy grounds but thought the legal reasoning was correct? Wait, no, he thinks "equal protection under the law" is satisfied by civil unions, such that the court got it wrong?

When your statement has any one of four meanings, you're spinning too hard.

Full post as published by Expressio Unius on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).