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    Same-Gender Marriage - A Presidential Election Distraction

    By k3vsDad  |  Posted May 7, 2012  |  Farmersburg, Indiana
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     k3vsDad says, 'While I am a gay male in a long-term, committed relationship, the issue of same-gender marriage does not define me. It is but one issue to take into consideration when voting ... but not the trump card. Therefore, the candidate I vote for may not necessarily be in favor of same-gender marriage, but may be more in line with many more issues -- the economy, jobs, the national debt, etc.'

    What do you think? Read this opinion article by LZ Granderson, and click the blue button to share your views with a webcam.

    - nsaidi, CNN iReport producer

    OK,  I'll say it. The uproar and debate ongoing about whether President  Barack Obama is now for same-gender marriage or still "evolving" is a  distraction to the real issues facing American voters in this  presidential election year.

    Not  that same-gender marriage or civil union is not an important topic, but  that when compared to the more pressing issues of the economy, jobs and  the national debt, it barely makes a blip on the radar.

    I  know this will not sit well with others who are LGBT such as myself,  but that is the reality. Besides, this is and should remain a states  right issue not a federal issue. That is why I believe the Defense of  Marriage Act should be repealed or overturned by the Supreme Court.

    Most  of yesterday and all day to day until the Al Qaeda in the Arabian  Peninsula terror plot was thwarted and announced, most of the news cycle  has centered around same-gender marriage. This is such a distraction.

    Our  time will come, but during this presidential election, the LGBT should  keep its eyes on the more needy issues of the economy, jobs and the  national debt.

    So what if the President has finally "evolved" in his opinion to support same-gender marriage?

    Will that support translate into a more robust economy?

    Will that support bring about more jobs?

    Will that support result in a cut in the national debt?

    It  is nice if the President is coming out (no pun intended) for our equal  rights and benefits under the law, but it is not a life or death issue.

    Besides...can't  you see through the pandering to keep "our" vote...as if we all think  the same  and cast our vote on one issue alone?

    From the Cornfield, state by state change is coming.

    But  to make such a big deal over whether the President will take a stand  for same-gender marriage at this point in time is irrelevant when placed  in the glare of our more pressing needs: the economy, jobs and the  national debt.

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