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Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by piva00 on Friday March 31, 2023 @04:36AM (#35384264)
> Even Barack Obama, who opposed gay marriage when he ran for office

Wasn't that just a political play? Given that America as a society at large is pretty conservative, even within the Democrats base, pandering to opposing gay marriage gives a net positive voting.

Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by pengstrom on Friday March 31, 2023 @05:30AM (#35384566)
Well, this is politics so I fail to see the difference.
Re:Grand Jury Votes to Indict Donald Trump by uxp100 on Friday March 31, 2023 @08:28AM (#35386066)
Whether it matters that it was a political play aside, I guess I really don’t believe it was. Maybe there is some presidential historian who has dug into the documents, I’m just going on vibes I remember from the time.