The Dallas Principles Revisited

I wrote about the Dallas Principles a while back and in light of the continued double speak and little action coming from the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats, not to mention the quote set out below from the Washington Post, it is important to restate these principles (set out above) and send a clear message that nothing less will be acceptable:

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Maintaining a sense of common interest across the [Democrat] party is a paramount goal. Early on, administration officials and Democratic leaders agreed they would steer clear of controversial social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. And to the discontent of many liberal Democrats, Congress intends to remain generally silent on those fronts.

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"They know the consequences of '94. It looms," White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said of the legislative debacles in President Bill Clinton's early tenure that produced the 1994 Republican landslide. "That division led to failure. . . . Our chances for success only come about by unity. That, as a culture up there, has been enforced by enough people that enough members believe."

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It sounds to me that despite Obama's pretty words on Monday, the LGBT community is being thrown under the bus. That will only change if and when the LGBT ATM machine is turned off and our votes are not taken for granted.