Addresses Quote by Judy Biggert

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

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

So now we're after a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a guy-and-gal thing. To the founders, this would have been like an amendment…

— James Lileks

There is no federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

— Elena Kagan

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

— Lisa Madigan

Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it should not be redefined by activist judges. For the good of families,…

— George W. Bush

A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.

— Coretta Scott King

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

I think it was in 1971 or 1974, the Supreme Court ruled marriage is not a subject that the federal government can exercise jurisdiction…

— Ken Cuccinelli

I have voted in support of efforts in the Senate to enact a Constitutional amendment that would have limited marriage to one man and…

— Lisa Murkowski

None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to…

— Sam Brownback

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