Thompson defends gay marriage stance
By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press

NEWTON, Iowa - Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said he's met frequently with influential social conservatives who are willing to accept his position on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage even though it doesn't go quite as far as they would like.

Thompson favors a constitutional amendment that bars judges from legalizing gay marriage, but also leaves open the door for state legislatures to approve the practice. He said social and religious conservatives who would prefer an amendment that also bars legislatures from legalizing gay marriage can live with his view.

"I think they prefer their own wording. They are primarily concerned about marriage being a union between a man and a woman," said Thompson. He said his solution strikes a balance.

"What I have done is fashion something that says judges can't do that any more," said Thompson. He said the practical effect of his proposal would be a ban on gay marriages.

"It'll stop the process in its tracks because it's all judge-made," said Thompson. "No state legislature accompanied by a governor's signature has gone down that road."

In making his case, Thompson said he was balancing the competing interests of preserving traditional marriage, while also calling for sharp limits on the role of the federal government. Amending the constitution, he argued, should only be done carefully and to the least extent possible.

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In a few weeks we will be reading about how Frank Thompson was arrested in a public restroom having gay sex.

Is Frank Thompson Fred's brother?

Damn it all! A typo has spoiled my funny joke!

I wouldn't worry about it.

It wasn't funny.

The bathroom jokes are getting old.

Foiled, by my own treachery!!

Maybe Senators Thompson and Craig can have a... ahem... "filibuster" together in the washroom.

I'd say both have about the same chance of becoming the next President

Bathroom jokes never get old to men. Maybe that's why some of us have sex there too.
I can joke about pooping and farting all day long.