Clauses Quote by Barack Obama

We hold that same sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry in all states.

— Anthony Kennedy

I think that every state in the union should recognize same-sex marriage.

— Cass Sunstein

A ban on same-sex marriage violates the state Constitution's equal protection clause.

— Lisa Madigan

Same sex marriage must be decided by the states, and by the people in the states, not by judges and not even by legislators,…

— Liz Cheney

We need marriage equality in every state in this nation. Otherwise, no state really has marriage equality, and we will not rest until it…

— Andrew Cuomo

Short of the passage of a Constitutional Amendment protecting marriage as between one man and one woman, the U.S. Supreme Court has the final…

— Luther Strange

If the Court finds that there is not a state interest in discriminating and showing moral disapproval of homosexuality then we can't stop equal…

— Barack Obama

The only rationale that the states put forth with any conviction-that same-sex couples and their children don't need marriage because same-sex couples can't produce…

— Richard Posner

While 45 of the 50 States have either a State constitutional amendment or a statute that preserves the current definition of marriage, left-wing activist…

— John Boehner

It's time to recognize that under the equal protection clause of the United States [Constitution], same-sex couples should have the same rights as anybody…

— Barack Obama

I really can't imagine how anyone could, in good conscience, oppose the proposition that the states should be able to deny the status of…

— Charles T. Canady

Despite the vigorous policy and legal debates surrounding same-sex marriage, there is little disagreement about this: If the United States Supreme Court holds that…

— Pam Bondi