Good news from the frozen north — Democratic Senatorial candidate Tony Knowles has issued a statement strongly in favor of gay rights issues.
Tony Knowles was proud this week to receive the endorsement of the Human Right’s Campaign, America’s largest gay organization. Personal freedoms are so important to me, to Alaskans and to the future of American democracy that I consider this to be a fundamental issue of my campaign, along with jobs, education, health care and national security, Knowles said.
…I’m against a federal constitutional amendment on marriage – or any U.S. constitutional amendment that limits rights. Amending our Constitution should be done to grant rights, not take them away.
…I am against government intrusion into our bedrooms; into our reading habits, our medical records and our personal lives. We need judges and politicians who respect our personal liberties, who will protect our freedoms and who will enforce our rights.