While Sen. Nelson will be changing his vote on same-sex marriage, Florida’s other senator, Marco Rubio, won’t. But instead of having the guts to proclaim his religious objections, which are still shared by a significant minority, Rubio takes, unsurprisingly, a disingenuous route–saying that same-sex marriage is a matter best left up to states.
What a self-serving weasel.
The discredited “states’ rights” code is pure political shorthand. To Rubio, this is less a matter of principle and advancing equality than it is a career-enhancing strategy. To wit: Down the road this could placate fundamentalist primary voters–but ostensibly not alienate others. Unless, of course, enough voters see through it.