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Forgive me the politics friends, BUT so much will ride on this election. If you've been disappointed with President Obama, remember what he was given to deal with and work with - an economy in shambles, two unpaid for wars, and an opposition ready to oppose him on what ever he proposed.

Despite that, Don't Ask, Don't tell is history, the administration is no longer defending DOMA, Obama and Biden are openly now supporting our right to marry, we are out of Iraq, Osama Bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.

We expect so much of the president, but the executive branch is just one of three and each affects the others. The Congress can support or stymie what an executive wants to do, and the Supreme Court can declare unconstitutional and undo what has been done. Just look at the effects of their Citizens United decision of 2010.

No, Obama isn't perfect, but from where I sit, my choice is clear. I hope for each of you reading this, yours is clear as well.

Out next president will almost certainly have at least one, if not two Supreme Court nominations to make. Remember that, if you're even remotely thinking of staying home from the polls and not voting this year. We need Mr. Obama back in the White House and with a Congress that will work with, rather than against him. The Republican party is steadfast against our LGBT community. They are steadfast in wanting to reverse decisions such as Roe v. Wade.

And they are one Supreme Court Justice away from being able to do so.

Date: 2012-10-17 04:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] andywhobear.livejournal.com
I can remember the day he was elected. My boyfriend at the time and I were driving and listening to his victory speech and when he included gay people in his speech i started to cry.

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