(July 1, 2015 at 4:16 pm)Nope Wrote: This is so weird that I think someone might have to explain it to me. Thom Tillis, who voted against same sex marriage, supported a bill to make certain that same sex couples in the military received their benefits. So Tillis did something reasonable on the issue of same sex marriage. Did he drop out of jiggery pokery school or has he eaten too much applesauce?
Quote:North Carolina Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr were among 11 Republicans who voted with Democrats Thursday night for a non-binding budget amendment that would give legally married same-sex spouses Social Security and veterans benefits they have earned, and ensure them equal treatment under the law.
The measure passed 57-43 during the Senate’s “vote-o-rama” on more than 50 amendments put forward by senators to a Republican-backed budget outline.
Tillis has been a supporter of North Carolina’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
His press secretary, Meghan Burris, explained why Tillis voted as he did this way:
“The amendment was simply a matter of the fair application of the law. If a veteran has served our country and is in a relationship that is legally recognized by a state, the federal government - in fairness, and out of respect for the policies each state sets for itself - should apply the law the same way for each and every veteran, regardless of whether Sen. Tillis supports the decision made by another state relating to marriage,” she said.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...rylink=cpy
I think the explanation given in what you quote is adequate. It would seem that he regards the matter as something for individual states to decide, and if a state decides in favor of gay marriage, the federal government should recognize that decision by the state.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
