Perry "Praises" Efforts to Repeal Marriage Equality in New Hampshire

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Not that he has a chance of winning the state: Texas Gov. Rick Perry burnished his social conservative street cred and "praised" the recent legislative push to repeal marriage equality in New Hampshire, reports the Concord Monitor.

"As conservatives we believe in the sanctity of life. We believe in the sanctity of traditional marriage," Perry said. "And I applaud those legislators in New Hampshire who are working to defend marriage as an institution between one man and one woman, realizing that children need to be raised in a loving home by a mother and a father."

As he spoke at the annual banquet for Cornerstone Action, a conservative advocacy group, Perry sought to set himself apart from others in the field as a candidate with an unwavering pro-life background. "For some candidates . . . the issue of life is a slogan for the campaign. It's how to get some votes," he said. "To me it's about an enduring principal that innocent human life should be protected in all forms and at all stages of life."

The "pro-life" Perry who believes in the "sanctity of life" ... but has "overseen more executions than any governor" in modern history. Including juvenile and disabled offenders.

Perry's remarks come only days after the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee voted 11-6 to advance marriage equality repeal. The House will debate the bill in 2012.

More than 60 percent of state residents oppose repeal, according to recent polling by the WMUR/UNH Survey Center.

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Comments

[Greg - MA]

It's great that this repeal is being proposed at the same time as the repeal of DOMA... it helps to highlight the inconsistency and hypocrisy of Rick Perry and his fellow anti-gay Republicans:

Federal: A marriage law passed by the legislature without a popular vote and signed by the President = a law that was legitimately passed and therefore must be vigorously defended.

New Hampshire: A marriage law passed by the legislature without a popular vote and signed by the Governor = a law that was illegitimately passed and therefore must be immediately repealed.