Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, an
advisor to Mitt Romney on immigration policy, on Tuesday compared gay
people to drug users and polygamists.
Kobach, an RNC delegate, made his
remarks during a debate on the 2012 Republican Platform in Tampa,
Florida.
In response to a Nevada delegate's
proposal to add language in support of civil unions for gay and
lesbian couples, Kobach said: “I oppose this amendment, I think
the wording is too broad. Especially the last sentence: 'As long as
there are no infringements on the rights of others, It is not the
role of government to judge.' Well, our government routinely judges
situations where you might regard people completely affecting
themselves like, for example, the use of controlled substances, like,
for example, polygamy that is voluntarily entered into. We condemn
those activities even though they're not hurting other people, at
least directly.” (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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marriage conservatives disappointed with GOP Platform's stance on
marriage.)