During his speech at Shawnee Mission Northwest (which, by the way, we think has one of the best programs to get students involved in politics in the area), Kris Kobach was asked about the Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage which he supports.
The questioner asked Kobach why he supports what would be the first amendment to the Constitution that would limit rights.
Kobach disagreed with the premise of the question, by saying this "right" did not exist until May 17, 2004, (the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling) so the marriage amendment isn't restricting rights, it is just restoring the status quo. "So it is not a gross restriction of rights in any respect," Kobach said.
Kobach continued by saying that gay Americans have the right to marry, but they choose not to exercise that right...seeing as that right only extends to marrying someone of opposite sex. (In introducing the subject, we recall he said something to the effect of "imagine I'm a gay American," which some apparently already have.)
"This individual who chooses not to exercise that right can get married but would rather not because it doesn't fit within his lifestyle."
This isn't the first time Kobach has said that being homosexual is a choice.
At a recent speech at Mid-America Nazarene University, Kobach had similar comments.
In describing a trust fund case, Kobach describes homosexuality as a lifestyle choice. "For example, imagine you have a young man, he grows up in Johnson County, he moves up to Massachusetts, he decides 'I'm going to be gay.' He gets married in Massachusetts..."
Kobach also describes a hypothetical situation in about a lesbian who was married in Massachusetts: "The relationship sours, one of them leaves the state, comes to Kansas, comes to God's country, sees the light, sees the light of Jesus Christ and she's not gay. She meets a man they get married..."
So apparently, according to Kris, if you move to Massachusetts, you turn gay.
