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Originally Posted by Felicity
McCain isn't my pick. I'd go for Romney. So what if he's changed his mind a few times? They all do that. There's not much difference between most of those guys anyhow.
Has there ever been a better looking presidential candidate? Besides, he does have intelligence, proven track record, success, & great leadership ability too.
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You can't vote , right? 
I love you Sister Felicity...but lets take another look at Romney shall we?
--Romney supports abortion in general, and believes in sustaining Roe v. Wade.
--Romney campaigned for Governor of Massachusetts as a pro-choice candidate, and was endorsed by a pro-abortion political group
--Romney is willing to support some embryonic stem cell research
--Romney Approves of Abortion Pill and Supports the Legalization of RU-486
--Romney signs "Right to Privacy" Proclamation celebrating birth control availability(this includes the right of public schools to provide children with it without parental consent or knowledge)
--Gov. Romney has a long history of promoting and furthering the homosexual agenda, and working closely with leading gay activists
--Romney twice sought and received the endorsement of the homosexual Log Cabin Republican Club
--Romney's campaign distributed pro-gay rights campaign literature during Boston's "Gay Pride" events
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--Romney advocates homosexual couples' adoption rights be recognized by the government
--Romney supports homosexual domestic partnerships
--Romney supported and promoted legalizing homosexual civil unions
--Romney Opposes the Boy Scouts' Ban on Homosexual Scoutmasters. Romney barred Boy Scouts from public participation in 2002 Olympics. (this had never been done before and has never been done since by any governor)
--Romney appointed prominent homosexual activists and Democrats as judges
--Romney Rewards one of the State's Leading Anti-Marriage Attorneys by Making him a Judge
--Romney's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth used huge taxpayer funding to promote homosexuality in the public schools
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--More recently Romney proposed allocating $250,000 for the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth for fiscal year 2006
--Romney's Commission organized public gay "Youth Pride Day" parades and "transgender proms" which promote unhealthy and risky behavior
--Romney's Department of Education promotes the homosexual agenda
--Romney opposed federal legislation that would stop public schools from promoting homosexuality
--Romney refused to endorse the original 2002 Mass. constitutional amendment absolutely defining marriage as one man and one women
--Romney unnecessarily (and unconstitutionally) implemented homosexual marriages in Massachusetts
--Romney had marriage licenses changed to allow same-sex marriages
--Romney administration ordered Justices of Peace to perform homosexual "marriages" when asked - or be fired!
--When requested of him, Romney personally issues special one-day certificates to allow otherwise unqualified people to perform homosexual "marriages"
--Romney imposes "socialized" health care on Massachusetts
--Romney's plan, which is backed by such liberals as Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, Mass.), is being pitched as a compact between citizens and the state.
Sources
Boston Herald, 5/19/1994 (re: morning after pill) - archive
Boston Herald, 8/1/1994, "Gays split in Governor race; Both Weld and Roosevelt are laying claims for support," - archive
Bay Windows, 8/25,1994, "Romney: I'll be better than Ted for gay rights."
Boston Globe, 10/17/1994, "Kennedy, Romney continue trading charges over facts" - archive
Boston Globe, 10/27/1994 (re: Boy Scouts) - archive
Lawyers' Weekly, 2/14/2000 (re: Stephen Abany)
NewsMax, 12/18/2000, "2002 Salt Lake Committee Bans Boy Scouts From Olympics" by David M. Bresnahan
Boston Globe, 3/19/2002, "Supporters want to see real Romney" - archive
Boston Globe, 3/22/2002, "Romney kin signed petition to ban same-sex marriage" - archive
Bay Windows, 3/28/2002, "Gay GOP touts Romney as good for the community"
Romney 2002 Campaign web site
Associated Press / South Coast Today, 10/3/2002, "O'Brien, Romney tout abortion rights credentials"
Bay Windows, 10/24/2002, "Don't dismiss Romney, gay Republicans say"
Washington Times, 11/20/2003, "Romney pursues law on gay unions"
Wall Street Journal, 2/5/2004, "One Man, One Woman - A citizen's guide to protecting marriage," by Mitt Romney
Patrick J. Buchanan, 2/9/2004, "Mitt Romney: Meet Calvin Coolidge"
Boston Globe, 3/11/2004, "Republican gay rights group hits Bush, Romney Stances" - archive
Agape Press, 3/30/2004, "Nobody Happy; Proposed Mass. Amendment Backs Marriage, Endorses Civil Unions; Massachusetts' Voters 'Blackmailed,' Say Supporters of Traditional Marriage"
Boston Globe, 3/30/2004, "In crucial shift, governor sways 15 in GOP to support measure"
Boston Globe, 4/11/2004, "Weeks ahead crucial for foes, supporters of gay marriage"
Associated Press, 4/12/2004, "Clerks to receive training on gay marriage licensing, while governor weighs options"
Boston Globe, 4/18/2004, "Justices of the peace confront dilemmas on gay marriage; Opponents face wedding quandary"
Associated Press, 4/24/2004, "Mass. Seeks Compliance on Gay Weddings"
WorldNetDaily, 4/24/2004, "Bill seeks ouster of Massachusetts justices; Last-minute effort to remove 4 who ruled for same-sex marriage"
New York Times, 4/26/2004, "Obey Same-Sex Marriage Law, Officials Told" - archive
WorldNetDaily, 5/8/2004, "9 Days to Same-Sex Marriage"
Boston Phoenix, 5/14-20/2004, "Schiz Romney: Do national aspirations explain the governor's switch from nice guy to anti-gay-marriage activist?"
National Review Online, 5/17/2004, "The Missing Governor," by Prof. Hadley Arkes
New York Times, 5/19/2004, "Governor Moves on Non-Massachusetts Couples" - archive
U.S. Senate testimony by Gov. Mitt Romney, 6/22/2004
Citizen (Focus on the Family), 7/2004, "Massachusetts Marriage Chaos; Gay Marriage a Reality in Massachusetts; No Opt-Out Clause for Justices of the Peace" (archived)
MassNews, 12/2/2004, "Article 8 files bills in Massachusetts legislature to remove 4 SJC judges and eliminate homosexual marriage"
National Review Online, 2/11/2005, "Romney vs. Harvard" by Kathryn Jean Lopez
American Spectator, 2/23/2005, "Mitt Romney's Choice" by W. James Antle III
Associated Press / WIS-TV10 News, 2/23/2005, "Some say Gov. Romney changed tune on gay civil unions in Spartanburg Mon."
Bay Windows, 3/3/2005, "Mitt Romney's secret gay history!"
Boston Globe, 3/25/2005, "Roe v. Wade omitted from proclamation"
Governor's Office, 5/14/2005, "Romney Names Stephen Abany to Wrentham District Court"
State House press conference, 6/15/2005, transcript
Boston Globe, 7/1/2005, "Governor's vetoes raise more questions on national run" - archive
Boston Globe, 7/3/2005, "Clarity sought on Romney's abortion stance"
Boston Globe, 7/7/2005, "Eyes on Romney as morning-after pill OK'd"
Boston Globe, 7/22/2005, "Birth certificate policy draws fire; Change affects same-sex couples"
Boston Globe, 7/25/2005, "Romney jurist picks not tilted to GOP; Independents, Democrats get call"
WBUR (PBS) Radio Boston / AFA Michigan, 12/9/2005 "Romney changes position on morning after pill"
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