Activist Quote by John Boehner

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

So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man…

— Jack Kingston

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

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

I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to…

— Michele Bachmann

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

I believe marriage is a human right, not a state right.

— Martin O'Malley

Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states.

— Barack Obama

Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue.…

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Traditionally, marriage is one arena where states have all but plenary power; it took until 1967 for the Supreme Court to tell states they…

— Jeff Greenfield

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

— Anthony Kennedy