Democratic platform calls 32 states ‘discriminatory,’ because they refuse Homosexual marriage
DETROIT, August 14, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – On Saturday, the Democratic Party’s platform committee unanimously adopted a plank that calls 32 states of the union discriminatory, because they do not support same-sex marriage. “We oppose discriminatory federal and state constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny equal protection of the laws to committed same-sex couples who seek the same respect and responsibilities as other married couples,” one plank states. Voters in 32 states , including California, Florida, and Ohio, have voted to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Together, the states represent 358 electoral votes , far more than the 270 needed for election. The platform language, which leaked to the media late last week, also formally supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill pro-family organizations say would force religious employers to violate their consc...