Arena Quote by Jeff Greenfield

Marriage has been defined by every legislature that has ever sat in the United States from every State, now 50 States, the same way,…

— Jeff Sessions

Marriage has historically been in the domain of the States to regulate.

— Corrine Brown

“In 1967, almost 100 years later, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Loving v Virginia that the Constitution prohibited state laws against interracial marriage.”

— Susan Denning

Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is…

— John Sununu

The so-called Defense of Marriage Act is a valueless tradition that, like laws against interracial marriage that were finally overturned by the Supreme Court…

— Jared Polis

Having a traditional view of marriage should not be seen as discriminatory, unfortunately the bill has promoted this notion. It has not created tolerance…

— Jim Dobbin

The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans under our…

— Ted Olson

Interracial marriages were basically legalized, but nevertheless, there was a social stigma attached to them for a long time to come. I imagine that's…

— Mark Takano

There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.

— John Thune

It's so simple: Right to marriage is a civil right, which like all civil rights should not depend on what state you happen to…

— Annie Laurie Gaylor

It is each American's constitutional right to marry the person they love, no matter what state they inhabit. No state should decide who can…

— Brad Pitt

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

— Anthony Kennedy