I saw this very moving video of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (Republican) in a press conference last Wednesday, Sept. 19. Mayor Sanders had intended to veto a resolution passed by the San Diego City Council in support of marriage equality. jerry-sanders.jpgAfter searching his heart, he found that he had to support the resolution. A link to the press conference video on the mayor’s Web site is here, and it’s also available on YouTube. It’s difficult to watch because Mayor Sanders is so overcome with emotion and is often so choked up, with tears in his eyes, that he takes long pauses. I urge you to keep watching, to see the strength of conviction behind those tears, the clear and coherent reason he states for marriage equality. The transcript is below the jump.
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