Bush wants to put legal block on gay marriages
President George Bush said today he has government lawyers working on a law that would define marriage as a union between a woman and a man, casting aside calls to legalise gay marriages.
“I believe marriage is between a man and a woman and I believe we ought to codify that one way or the other and we have lawyers looking at the best way to do that,” the president said in the White House Rose Garden.
Bush also urged, however, that America remain a ”welcoming country” – not polarised on the issue of homosexuality.
“I am mindful that we’re all sinners and I caution those who may try to take a speck out of the neighbour’s eye when they got a log in their own,” the president said.
“I think it is important for our society to respect each individual, to welcome those with good hearts.”
“On the other hand, that does not mean that someone like me needs to compromise on the issue of marriage,” he added.
Bush has long opposed gay marriage but as recently as earlier this month had said that a constitutional ban on gay marriage proposed in the House might not be needed despite a Supreme Court decision that some conservatives think opens the door to legalising same-sex marriages.
