Rick Perry Urges New Hampshire To Repeal Gay Marriage Law, Defund Planned Parenthood

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, campaigning in New Hampshire Friday, praised legislators in the state for working to repeal the state's same-sex marriage law.

"As conservatives we believe in the sanctity of life. We believe in the sanctity of traditional marriage," Perry said at the annual banquet for Cornerstone Action, a conservative advocacy group. "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."

In June 2009, New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. On Top Magazine reported that a bill to repeal New Hampshire's gay marriage law passed a House committee this week.

In his speech on Friday, Perry also praised efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.

"Unfortunately this current administration has since provided one million dollars in federal grant money to Planned Parenthood in direct conflict with this state's policies. And the bottom-line is this: If you want to stop Washington's many violations of the 10th Amendment ... then we must make President Obama a one-term president," Perry said.

In June, New Hampshire's Executive Council voted 3-2 to end the the state's $1.8 million contract with Planned Parenthood. The Obama administration restored the funding in September.

In August, Perry signed a pledge to support a constitutional amendment against gay marriage.

 

 

Comments

[moral without religion]

01:33 PM on 12/07/2011

Ricky, your not going to be the president so go home and do more damage to your own state.
And I suppose your proud of your Texas School Board for rewritting history to suit religious and Republican party beliefs.
I think Texas should break away from the rest of the country so that your funding goes away and you pray for your help and see where that gets you.

[carolgregor]

08:51 PM on 12/06/2011

Dear NH, Thank you for being such a wonderful place to raise a gay son. The people, schools, and churches were loving and accepting. I am grateful for having lived in such a wonderful and loving state. What I always loved about NH was how every issue was brought to light and how people debated ideas and almost always came to truth and clarity. Keep it up and keep NH grounded in real values that support our differences.

[realpolitic]

12:19 AM on 11/06/2011

Planned Parenthood prevents unwanted pregnancies. One would think that the prevention of such unwanted pregnancies would be a good thing to Republicans, but conservatives are ideological purists. And why does Perry stick his neck into the issue of gay marriage in New Hampshire when the people voted for it through their elected representatives? People want to move on. Government is not limited to the purpose of fighting the culture wars as Republicans see it, but of providing jobs and a functional infrastructure. The only way to put these silly culture war battles behind us is to vote out the Republicans.

[talkstocoyotes]

08:37 AM on 12/07/2011

A maximum number of unplanned pregnancies is in their favor. Encouraging people to have more children than they can support is the best way going of keeping lower classes in their place.

[tweeksmom]

06:45 PM on 11/02/2011

Rick Perry's sex scandal will be the next one down the pike...Get ready for it. One thing's for sure, he didn't harass any women!!!

[Clozure]

12:40 PM on 11/02/2011

Just remember to get your friends to vote, baby, vote... vote baby vote...

[Connie Concepcion]

07:06 PM on 11/01/2011

If Perry believes in the sanctity of life, why doesn't he get rid of the death penalty in his state? Of course, if this would extend to corporations, which allegedly have personhood status, then I might, JUST might not believe he's an enabler of the pin-striped suit plutocrats.

[Kenneth Stein]

11:50 AM on 11/01/2011

I feel very strongly that the sacred institution of marriage should be defined as "between one Kardashian and one NBA player"...

[Hobay]

08:43 AM on 11/01/2011

This man seems to have his fingers on the pulse of the Northeast voter. NE Suburban Dallas?

[Hiker54]

02:06 AM on 11/01/2011

I really hope he gets the Republican nomination. He wouldn't stand a chance in a general election.

[unimatrix0]

12:37 AM on 11/01/2011

Rick, I'll gladly agree to let the government dissolve my same-sex marriage, as long as you agree to apply your ideal situation to all marriages.
1. Invalidate any marriage that has no children.
2. Remove all children from single parent homes (even if dad died a war hero), since all kids need a loving mother and father.
3. Remove all children from love-less marriages.
4. Remove divorce as an option, as it is the ultimate treat to all marriages.

[Frank-ly Speaking]

11:50 PM on 10/31/2011

I guess all that sanctity couldn't save Kris and Kim's traditional marriage.

[CPNASH]

07:56 PM on 10/31/2011

Keep your beliefs to yourself, Perry...and stay in Texas where you belong, where some people actually think like you.

[haganj3]

05:41 PM on 10/31/2011

"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."

While the institution of marriage has crumbled due to infedelity and divorce and no longer exists. Perry and the rest of the GOP would love to return to the lily white 1950's where no one had rights except for upper middle class white people. The Gays, Jews. Blacks and Asians were not considered people who deserved rights. That's the stance of the Tea Party and Conservatives.

But of course Perry and others don't dare speak about the rising divorce rate do they?

[haganj3]

05:35 PM on 10/31/2011

May Perry the Hater fall in a sinkhole!

[Ohin Gaston]

03:43 PM on 10/31/2011

America - Country of Freedom

GOP - Party of Individuals Freedoms

Perry and other GOP'ers on Marriage and Right to Life - Hypocrites