Voila! From Scott McClellan's press gaggle yesterday:
I expect today the President will continue to talk about his hopeful agenda for America and discuss his priorities for winning the war on terrorism and strengthening our economy and promoting values of America and, you know, discuss the choices that we face. There will be -- I expect there will be some new language in both sets of remarks that you might be interested in.
I'll be it's good stuff, too.
Q Scott, was the President at all surprised about Mrs. Cheney's remarks about the constitutional amendment on gay marriage? ...
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't think -- you should look at what she said, I mean, you can see what she said for yourself -- and there's a transcript available. But the President has made it very clear that he believes it's important to protect the sanctity of marriage. And activist judges and some local officials have sought to redefine marriage without the voice of the people being heard. And the President believes that the constitutional process is the only alternative that we have available.
The constitutional process allows for the people's voice to be heard. And the constitutional process gives states the final say in this matter.
Q But the constitutional process, if there was a constitutional amendment, that would be national -- that would create a national sort of system or rule. So is that different than allowing states to determine the issue for themselves?
MR. McCLELLAN: It's actually a process that goes through the states, as you are aware. So the states would have the final say in this matter.
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't think -- you should look at what she said, I mean, you can see what she said for yourself -- and there's a transcript available. But the President has made it very clear that he believes it's important to protect the sanctity of marriage. And activist judges and some local officials have sought to redefine marriage without the voice of the people being heard. And the President believes that the constitutional process is the only alternative that we have available.
The constitutional process allows for the people's voice to be heard. And the constitutional process gives states the final say in this matter.
Q But the constitutional process, if there was a constitutional amendment, that would be national -- that would create a national sort of system or rule. So is that different than allowing states to determine the issue for themselves?
MR. McCLELLAN: It's actually a process that goes through the states, as you are aware. So the states would have the final say in this matter.
I guess I need to read that amendment. Because I thought that's what all the fuss was about - federal amendment to the Constitution or leave the states to decide (which they already do).
(The latest news on the amendment in an earlier post.)
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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