Ahlquist alters his ‘blueprint’ plank on same-sex marriage

Backpedaling. Via Eye on Boise: 

Idaho GOP candidate for governor Tommy Ahlquist has changed the wording on his website about his position on gay marriage, the AP reports today, deleting a promise to continue fighting legal same-sex marriage – which many read as a promise to take the state back to court on an issue on which the U.S. Supreme Court already has ruled.

Here’s what the “Protect the Sanctity of Marriage” section of Ahlquist’s “blueprint” for Idaho says now:

“Tommy believes that marriage should be the union of a man and a woman. As our governor, he will support policies that promote and safeguard the traditional institution of marriage.”

Previously, it had those same two sentences, followed by this:

“He will fight to protect Idaho’s right to define marriage within our state and support the current definition of marriage in Idaho as law.”