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| Congressman Harold Ford (D-Tenn.), keynote speaker at the 2000
Democratic National Convention and a rising star in the party, disappointed gay
political groups by voting to amend the Constitution to ban gays from marrying.
(Photo by Ron Edmonds/AP)
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proof that the definition of marriage is indeed a federal matter,”
he said.
Barron, from Log Cabin Republicans, said he believes most Republicans who voted
against the amendment were “friends who have been friends before,”
not merely conservatives like Paul who strongly opposed amending the Constitution.
Barron noted that the 27 Republicans who voted against the measure were a vast
improvement over 1996, when only one House Republican voted against DOMA, which
passed overwhelmingly with broad support in both parties.
“We have made tremendous gains to advance equality for gay and lesbian
Americans since 1996, and the Democrats have too,” Barron said. “We
both have got to continue to move the ball forward within our respective parties.”
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