Republicains have signed a new brief arguing in favor of same sex marriage. Many prominent republicains dd this such as Jon Huntsman and Meg Whitman both people who campaigned on anti-same sex platforms. Republicains in general have a vert anti-same-sex marriage campaign platform. Other republicains who claimed to be pro same-sex marriage have not signed this legal brief. these include former first lady Laura Bush and Bush's former VP Dick Cheney.
The author wants the reader to feel like this is strange. I certanly feel that way the republicains made such a drastic change of platform. Also the people who said thta they supported Gay marriage refuse to sign it suck as Laura Bush. The author is poking holes in the republicain Logic. This is not to suprising seeing how the New York Times is commonly considered a democratic newspaper. They also want pro gay marriage readers to feel hopeful. If the republicains can get on board with this idea then Gay marriage may be legal all over the country.
The author wants us to know about how the times are changing. He does say that "A majority of Americains now favor same-sex marriage, up roughly one third from 2003. Also "70 percent of voters under 30 back same-sex marriage". He also demonstrates this in what the main subject/ headline is. Republicans just 5 months ago would not EVER sign anything that said that same-sex marriage is a good thing. These times are definitely changing. He also wants us to know that this is not going to be a small change. These are the very powerful republicans. People who have worked with presidents such as president Bush and Reagan.
I think that the republican party are trying to appeal to the youth of america. They didn't successfully win the presidency for a SECOND time and have realized that the people have spoken. The Kokh Brothers can sink as much money as they want into the republican campaigns but the truth still remains that the people of the US will ALWAYS decide who is the president. If the voters do not like the candidate because the voter is gay and the candidate said that they do not believe in gay marriage. It does not matter if one person thinks that BUT if an entire voting block decides that that person will not be winning by much. In some cases, even, with massive voting blocks like the Black, Latino and Women voting blocks, if you say something that they disapprove of such as making laws against contraception being covered by insurance in religious workplaces or building a wall to keep the Mexicans out you WILL lose the election to the other person. Romney sunk 992 million into the election but still lost because of the people of america
In conclusion, the author is trying to say that the times are definitely changing. People will hopefully be more accepting of LGBT people. It's very surprising to see the republicains backing this platform. They may just change their opinions on other things such as immigration and women's rights. Maybe the Republicains are realizing that in order to be voted for they must actually try to become more in touch with this current generation. You can only hope
article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/us/politics/prominent-republicans-sign-brief-in-support-of-gay-marriage.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=0
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