PoliticoMO.com reports that reacting to criticism of her position against same-sex marriage, Missouri Representative Vicky Hartzler (Republican-Harrisonville) told individuals at a town hall meeting they “shouldn’t feel bad” about her position. “We’re not the ones changing the policy. Ok, so you shouldn’t feel bad at all,” Hartzler told Alex, a young gay man. He responded “Why shouldn’t I feel bad if there’s an amendment, if you champion an amendment prohibiting me from [getting married?]” Hartzler replied “Right now it has been the law of the land for a long time. Marriage is between a man and a woman. All we did in 2004 is just put that in the constitution. So we’re not changing policy at all. And, anyway, so you shouldn’t feel bad.” Last month, speaking to a conservative group in Washington, D.C., Hartzler likened the legal implications of marriages for gays and lesbians to those of letting a three year old get a driver’s license, saying, “The government has to set some parameters.” In 2004, Hartzler was a driver behind the amendment to Missouri’s constitution defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Since, Hartzler has spoken in opposition to the repeal of the military’s ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’ policy, and has criticized the president’s Justice Department for not defending the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court. The video of the exchange with Alex is below.
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