Just a little bit from the White House press conference after the big announcement.
Q Also, this would be the first time since the Prohibition era that a constitutional amendment had been sought that would actually restrict rights in America. Though there may be some people in this room who remembers how well the Prohibition amendment went down, does the President really want to be the first President since the Prohibition era to deny people rights?
MR. MCCLELLAN: Again, I think the President addressed this very issue in his remarks when he talked about how we are a free, just and tolerant society, and he talked about the importance of respecting all individuals, but that this is about an enduring institution of national importance.
How does one spin shit mentally so quickly - to take a question and remove it from reality while it is being answered. A "just and free society" restricts people's civil rights based on unexplained rationale? What an ass! If you have the stomach for it you can read the whole press briefing and see for yourself a) what an asinine concept this is and b) what fuckheads are in the White House.
(source: Text of Marriage-Related Press Briefing by Scott McClellan)
