Re:Petition to release Cameron D'Ambrosio
by btilly on Sunday May 26, 2013 @07:52PM
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Even such an obvious litmus test as this is imperfect.
According to polling data, over 20% of Republicans self-identify as pro-choice and 34% of Democrats as pro-life.
There are plenty of Republicans who support gay rights. In fact did you know that the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell stems from a lawsuit about the matter filed by gay Republicans? Yes, I know that Obama publicly takes all of the credit for that one, but the bill that he pushed for took effect on September 20, 2011 while Log Cabin Republicans v. United States forced an end to enforcement on July 6, 2011.
There is no simple litmus test. Each party is a coalition of people with enough common interests that they prefer one tent over the other.
According to polling data, over 20% of Republicans self-identify as pro-choice and 34% of Democrats as pro-life.
There are plenty of Republicans who support gay rights. In fact did you know that the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell stems from a lawsuit about the matter filed by gay Republicans? Yes, I know that Obama publicly takes all of the credit for that one, but the bill that he pushed for took effect on September 20, 2011 while Log Cabin Republicans v. United States forced an end to enforcement on July 6, 2011.
There is no simple litmus test. Each party is a coalition of people with enough common interests that they prefer one tent over the other.