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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
Edwards supports gay rights right up to the point that they want to get married. It doesn't matter if you allow civil unions with the same rights as marriage, refusing to allow gay marriage is relegating them to a lower class and saying that they aren't good enough to deserve the same label as straight people.
Edwards claims to be in favor of lowering greenhouse gas emissions but is opposed to further development of nuclear power, the only safe and viable technology that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in energy production to zero.
Edwards claims to support the constitution while supporting a renewal of the 1994 assault weapons ban, a law that blatantly violates the constitution and did nothing to prevent violent crime or gun crime.
He fails my test for hypocrisy.
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You and I view Edwards' positions from different perspectives.
Edwards has publically stated in the gay issues debate that he would not impose his beliefs regarding gay marriage on others. He is honest in his personal belief without imposing that belief on others. Where is the hypocrisy?
We have a poor record in nuclear energy development and we have yet to solve the nuclear waste issue. That is a huge downside among our choices of alternative energy, and I find no hypocrisy in weighing the pros and cons of each.
Reasonable people can agree that the Constitution says nothing about private citizens owning assault weapons. The debate about what the right to "bear arms" means in today's environment, provides more heat than light. Ultimately, it will not matter what I or anyone else thinks about the matter because only the Supreme Court can interpret the Constitution. I don't see the contradiction in Edwards' position that you perceive.