TOPIC

SEN. BARAK OBAMA

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

SEN.JOE BIDEN
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

2008 PARTY PLATFORM [HERE]

Homosexual Marriage

YES¹

YES¹

N/A

Civil Unions

YES

YES

"We support the full inclusion of all families, including same-sex couples, in the life of our nation, and support equal  responsibility, benefits, and protections."

Domestic Partnerships

YES

YES

[See ‘Civil Unions’]

Repeal DOMA

YES²

TBD³

"We oppose the Defense of Marriage Act and all attempts to use this issue to divide us."

Federal Protections

YES

YES

[See ‘Civil Unions’]

Same-Sex Parenting

YES⁴

YES

[See ‘Civil Unions’]

Gender Identity Equality

LIMITED⁵

LIMITED⁵

N/A

Hate Crimes

YES⁶

YES

“We will pass the Local Law enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.”

Non-Discrimination

YES

TBD⁷

“Democrats will fight to end discrimination based on race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and disability in every corner of our country, because that’s the America we believe in.”

TOPIC

SEN. JOHN McCAIN

PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE

GOV.
SARAH PALIN
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE

2008 PARTY PLATFORM

[HERE]

Homosexual Marriage

NO¹

NO²

"We call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it."

Civil Unions

NO

NO⁴

[See ‘Homosexual Marriage]

Domestic Partnerships

NO

NO⁴

[See ‘Homosexual Marriage’]

Repeal DOMA

NO¹

UNKNOWN⁵

"A Republican Congress enacted the Defense of Marriage Act, affirming the right of states not to recognize same sex 'marriages' licensed in other states. Un-believably, the Democratic Party has now pledged to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which would subject every state to the redefinition of marriage by a judge without ever allowing the people to vote on the matter. We also urge Congress to use its Article III,
Section 2 power to prevent activist federal judges from imposing upon the rest of the nation the judicial activism in Massachusetts and California."

Federal Protection

NO

NO³

[See ‘Homosexual Marriage]

Same-Sex Parenting

NO⁷

UNKNOWN

"We call upon the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reverse its policy of blacklisting religious groups which decline to arrange adoptions by same-sex couples."

Gender Identity Equality

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Hate Crimes

NO^6,1

NO⁸

 "We ask all to join us in rejecting the forces of hatred and bigotry and in denouncing all who practice or promote racism, anti Semitism, ethnic prejudice, or religious intolerance."

Non-Discrimination

NO¹

UNKNOWN

"We consider discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion, creed, disability, or national origin to be immoral, and we will strongly enforce anti discrimination statutes." "We support the First Amendment right of freedom of association of the Boy Scouts of America and other service organizations whose values are under assault."