the good ol' president and his views

As I was researching online, I came across a rather old but relevant news article http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/24/elec04.prez.bush.marriage/.
It focused on the time when President Bush tried endorsing a constitutional amendment that would restrict marriage to only couples of the opposite sex. Thought there was a possibility that the states would allow civil unions of a same sex couple, but not MARRIAGE. Luckily, Bush’s hopes for this amendment did not quite turn out the way he expected and also because the constitution has only been amended 17 times over the past 215 years makes it extremely difficult to accomplish.

I am not very fond of our President of the United States for many reasons but as of right now it is mainly due to the fact that he is against the marriage of same sex couples and has eagerly tried banning it. Although, it does make me feel somewhat better knowing that there are in fact some political officials in office who happen to support same sex marriage and have actually tried to make it legal for those couples to wed. Currently there is only one state which allows couples of the same sex to get married and that is Massachusetts. States such as California, Vermont, New Jersey, and Connecticut allow same sex couples to have a civil union, which offer SOME similar rights and benefits as offered to those of married couples but do not compare.

Bush is of course the leader of our country as of right now. He has the ability to make changes in our country, which can help make it flourish and become a better one all around. It’s sad to think that he is against an issue that is of great importance and has become highly recognized over the past years. This is an issue that cannot be pushed aside anymore and is becoming more and more important every day. However, the marriage of a couple who are just as equal as any one else in this country but happen to be of the same sex is prohibited and sometimes even looked upon as taboo. I still find it unbelievably hard to believe what is so wrong with it. Who is it really going to effect besides people who let it affect them?