Amendments Quote by 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 is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don't think it is the role of the state to define what marriage…

— John Sentamu

Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the…

— Randy Neugebauer

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

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

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 believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.

— George W. Bush

I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. That's my view, and that'll be the view of our state because I…

— Chris Christie

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

— Martin O'Malley

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