Brian Brown, president of the National
Organization for Marriage (NOM), on Friday urged members to reject
President Barack Obama for a second term because he would work to
legalize gay marriage.
In a lengthy blog post published at
NOM's website, Brown predicted a “historic national victory for
marriage” on November 6.
“Just 10 days until the polls close,
when Americans will choose,” Brown
wrote. “The future of our country – and also the future of
marriage – could be decided for generations to come.”
“Nationally, Americans will choose
between Mitt Romney, a pro-marriage candidate for President who will
defend DOMA [the Defense of Marriage Act] and appoint judges that
respect our Constitutional values; or the openly pro-gay marriage
incumbent, Barack Obama, who has surreptitiously undermined the legal
defense of marriage for four years and who, if he gets a second term,
will have the power to position a fifth vote on the Supreme Court to
invent a right to gay marriage and insert it in our founding
document.”
Brown acknowledged the narrow leads
marriage equality supporters hold in Maine, Minnesota, Maryland and
Washington state, saying that “If you and I were a conventional
political movement, we would be feeling pretty overwhelmed right now,
depressed and in a defensive crouch.”
“A few stones, a slingshot and faith
– that's all it took for David to topple Goliath,” he added.