Thomas Ravenel on Civil Rights

	Thomas Ravenel on Civil Rights

Stay out of marriage, but if not, treat gays equally

On marriage equality, he says he'd rather see the government stay out of marriage altogether. "But if we're going to have equal treatment under the law, if you're going to give certain benefits to heterosexual couples that are married, likewise treatment must be given to those who are gay and married," he said. "A lot of Republicans are intimidated by strident, hateful anti-gay rhetoric from religious right leaders. I'm not cowed by these people. I don't have to be." Source: TheDailyBeast blog on 2014 South Carolina Senate race , Jul 4, 2014

Government should stay out of our bedrooms &our boardrooms

Ravenel has consistently described himself as a fiscally conservative and socially moderate libertarian. He's pro-gay marriage and in favor of ending the war on drugs. "The government should be limited, small, and should stay out of both the bedrooms and our boardrooms," he says in one episode.

Ravenel, with a chiseled jaw and slicked-back hair straight out of central casting for a Southern politician, has good reason to hope that voters aren't overly concerned with what goes on in peoples' bedrooms.

Source: Mother Jones magazine on 2014 South Carolina Senate race , May 12, 2014

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