On Sept. 7 Thompson "clarified" his position on an anti-gay amendment to the United States Constitution. "I would support a constitutional amendment which says some off-the-wall court decision in one state that recognizes the marriage in one state, like Massachusetts, just to pick a state, cannot go to another state and have it recognized in that state. You are not bound by what another state does," he said according to Salon.com. "The second part of my amendment would also state that judges could not impose this [gay marriage], on the federal or state level, unless a state legislature signed off on it."
This is interesting for several reasons;
- He previously opposed a federal marriage amendment
- maybe he hasn't heard of DOMA which already handles the state to state issue
- Judges can't rule unless the legislature says it's ok (this is irrational)
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