Romney: 1 man 1 woman

By: John DiStaso
New Hampshire Union Leader
Wednesday, Apr 04, 2007

"Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney says his successor's decision to recognize the Bay State marriages of out-of-state gay couples reinforces a need for a federal constitutional amendment establishing marriage as being between a man and a woman.

"'As the governor of Massachusetts having seen the advent of same-sex marriage in my state, and recognizing that with the new governor, people are going to be coming to Massachusetts, getting married in Massachusetts and then going home to their home states, it strikes me that you have to have a national standard,' the Republican Presidential candidate said yesterday."

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"'But to me the most sure way to preserve the traditional marriage is by having a federal amendment.'

"Romney said, 'Marriage is not an activity that goes on within the border of a state. It is a status, a marital status, and therefore, somebody who becomes married and moves to Ohio will be seen in the eyes of many as being married.'"

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"Romney said yesterday that as the governor of a state with a Legislature that was 85 percent Democratic, 'I was able to keep them from raising taxes, in some cases we were able to lower taxes. We did that several times, and working with a Legislature is a unique skill.'

"He said that during his term, he increased state police and crime lab personnel while cutting the overall state government workforce. He said he raised specific fees by $260 million during his first year in office, but made an investment tax credit permanent and 'turned a $250 million capital gains tax hike into a $250 million capital gains tax refund,' and established 'sales tax holidays.'

"He said he now has a full entitlement reform plan, supports making the Bush tax cuts permanent and wants to allow the middle-class receive capital gains interest and dividends tax-free.

"Romney also supported the President's promise to veto an Iraq funding bill that sets up a timetable for the withdrawal of combat troops. He said he supports the Patriot Act because while he backs civil rights, 'the number-one right that the government must protect is the right to be alive.'"

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