Republican want regression with DADT.

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Social concerns
When the debate turned to social issues, traditionally a key concern of Republican voters, five out of seven of the candidates said they would support an amendment to the US constitution banning same-sex marriage.


Mitt Romney is the current front-runner in the Republican field
Ron Paul said he opposed one, but added that governments should not be involved in marriage policy at all.

Mr Cain said individual states should be allowed to decide same-sex marriage policy on their own.

Mr Romney and Mr Santorum said they opposed a law passed in December 2010 to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.

Mr Gingrich said that the US Army and Marine Corps overwhelmingly opposed ending the ban on gays in the military, so he too opposed doing so.

However, a 2010 Pentagon survey of 115,000 service members found that 70% believed the impact on their units would be positive, mixed or of no consequence at all.

Other issues discussed included abortion, immigration and the place of church and faith both in the state and in the life of a president.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13751433

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1. republi-CONS want regression with EVERYTHING.

I saw bits of their debate. Horrifying!!! Anyone who seriously thinks they might sit this next one out because Obama wasn't this-enough or that-enough (and I KNOW - I have my difficulties and disappointments with him, too) - I hope to God they saw some of it. If you don't turn out for Obama, THAT is what you get. Religion determining all their decisions, forget a woman's right to choose, forget any gains made by gays - in the military or at the altar, forget bringing the rich and the military into the shared-sacrifice department, and nothing but states' rights looney-tunes and the ding-dong "philosophy" of running the government like a business.

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And one of THEM would probably get to pick the replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg or somebody else we can't afford to lose on the Supreme Court.

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They'd have four years to control the agenda and the bully pulpit and pin-heads like david gregory and candy crowley and the rest of their media yes-men/women. AWFUL.

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4. The republicans would love to go back to slavery.

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5. I've actually heard some yahoos calling into limbaugh saying the country started

going downhill when women got the right to vote.

I bet they'd love to see that one rolled back. Wonder how far back they want to go?

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2. These people are so far out of step with "normal" americans that it

is amazing that they think they can win a presidential election...

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3. They really can win. This is America the land of the ignorant.

More people can tell you about the NBA finals stats than they can tell you about their congressman or congresswoman.