Talk:Martha McSally

Support or Opposition not the same as Jurisdiction of an Issue
"She opposes same-sex marriage and abortion in "nearly all cases", saying both issues should be decided at the state level."

This appears to say that because she believes these issues ought to be decided at the state level, therefore she opposes same sex marriage and abortion.

However, whether an issue should be decided by the local, state, or federal government is a separate question than whether one supports or opposes a particular issue or practice in principle. For example, one can support or oppose abortion, but believe that it is a not a federal or Constitutional question (as the United States Supreme Court recently held in overturning Roe v. Wade); or one can support same-sex marriage but believe marriage law should be governed by the states (as it was throughout American history until the Obergefell decision in 2015).

It may be the case that she opposes both, supports both, or opposes one and supports the other. But these are separate questions from the question of jurisdiction (which level of government ought to have authority to decide these questions).

This should be clarified in my opinion. Tpkatsa (talk) 18:13, 27 March 2023 (UTC)