Big Dog Comes Out for Marriage Equality

by: huntsu

Thu May 05, 2011 at 11:55:12 AM EDT

Bill Clinton, the President who signed both Don't Ask/Don't Tell (which was an improvement, if slight) and the Defense of Marriage Act (a horror show that is still the law of the land) has thrown his considerable support behind marriage equality.

Here's part of his statement, issued with the Human Rights Campaign:

Our nation's permanent mission is to form a 'more perfect union' - deepening the meaning of freedom, broadening the reach of opportunity, strengthening the bonds of community. That mission has inspired and empowered us to extend rights to people previously denied them. Every time we have done that, it has strengthened our nation. Now we should do it again, in New York, with marriage equality. For more than a century, our Statue of Liberty has welcomed all kinds of people from all over the world yearning to be free. In the 21st century, I believe New York's welcome must include marriage equality.

Here's hoping this will give some of our folks in the legislature some growth hormones for their gonads so they can move this one forward.  It just makes sense, folks!