Addresses Quote by James Lileks

Like the majority of Alaskans, I supported a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as only between a man and a woman, but my…

— Lisa Murkowski

We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the…

— Ernest Istook

The time has come in our society when I see great wisdom and purpose in a United States Constitutional amendment declaring that marriage is…

— Dallin H. Oaks

I think it's very important that we protect marriage as an institution between a man and a woman. I proposed a constitutional amendment. The…

— George W. Bush

Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that,…

— Steve Chabot

We need to be very careful when considering whether or not to change the constitution to accept same-sex marriage as this issue touches on…

— Shinzo Abe

If the Constitution says that marriage is between a man and woman, then things that are inconsistent with that would be inconsistent with the…

— Rick Santorum

I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a - a call for the federal constitutional amendment, because…

— Michele Bachmann

Marriage is not defined in the federal Constitution at all; it's a matter for the states. And applying the Fourteenth Amendment to the equality…

— Mike Huckabee

I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this issue has…

— Michele Bachmann

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

Let's not forget that for thousands of years the institution of marriage has been between a man and a woman. Until quite recently, in…

— Dallin H. Oaks