President Carter & Same-Sex Unions
From The Southern Voice article Carter backs civil unions for gay couples,
“President Carter opposes all forms of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and believes there should be equal protection under the law for people who differ in sexual orientation,” said Deanna Congileo, Carter’s press secretary…
The former president has also spoken out on gay issues in more general terms. In a widely reprinted 1996 column, he criticized “the politics of hate” as un-Christian.
“We must make it clear that a platform of ‘I hate gay men and women’ is not a way to become president of the United States,” Carter wrote then.
My prediction: while we have the current president doing all he can to ensure his place in American history as our worst president ever (and wondering why he can't seem to win a Nobel Peace Prize), Carter's stature and reputation will continue to grow and his achievements will be seen to outweigh the disappointments of his presidency.