Original sentence: "Do I believe they should have the right to marry.During his 2004 Vice Presidential run, Edwards stated he was opposed to same-sex marriage.He does support civil unions and partnership benefits.I'm just not there yet..."  Edwards opposes a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, preferring to leave that decision up to individual states.In late December 2006, in an interview with George Stephanopolous of ABC News, Edwards said
Edited sentence: "  Edwards opposes a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, preferring to leave that decision up to individual states.Despite saying he was opposed to same-sex marriage during his 2004 Vice Presidential run, in late December 2006, Edwards said that he is not personally ready to take a position on the issue of same-sex marriage, stating that he is "just not there yet