In Reply to: I don't see the Democratic Party changing its position posted by blindness on March 24, 2026 at 13:36:04
on one hand, "I don't see Democratic Party changing its positions"
But on the other, "who are they going to change positions on this time, throwing them under the bus in the process?"
Is the Party going to change or not?
I have a quibble on your gay marriage opinion: I actually think the Courts led the way to societal change on that topic.
1996: DOMA act signed by Clinton...marriage is between a man and a woman
2004: MA legalizes gay marriage
2008: CA rescinds gay marriage
2009-2010: 4 states and DC legalize gay marriage
2015: SCOTUS issues Obergefell ruling
I don't see a pattern where the entire nation embraced gay marriage. Just like the entire nation didn't embrace desegregation. It took the Brown decision to move America in the morally correct direction. Against much opposition, from both Dems and pubs, not just pubs only.
Weed is now legal in many more states than gay marriage was. When will Democratic leadership advocate for federally legal weed?