Lisa Murkowski Supports Gay Marriage

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Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has come out for marriage equality.  She posted the following on her website Wednesday morning:

“I am a life-long Republican because I believe in promoting freedom and limiting the reach of government. When government does act, I believe it should encourage family values. I support the right of all Americans to marry the person they love and choose because I believe doing so promotes both values: it keeps politicians out of the most private and personal aspects of peoples’ lives – while also encouraging more families to form and more adults to make a lifetime commitment to one another.”

Murkowski makes a total of three GOP Senators to support equality, joining Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Portman announced his support earlier this year after learning his own son is gay.

With the Supreme Court poised to issue rulings on two cases involving gay marriage rights, and public opinion swiftly shifting toward acceptance of same-sex marriage, it seems likely more GOP politicians will begin shifting their position – most people agree full equality is inevitable, so being on the wrong side of the issue will become a liability in the near future.

But then again, we’re talking about the GOP….. nevermind.