Designation Quote by Ron George

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'm a little skeptical about using the Constitution this way, but I also believe marriage is between a man and a woman and that…

— Pete Coors

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

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 very idea of marriage is basic to recognition as equals in our society any status short of that is inferior, unjust, and unconstitutional.

— Ted Olson

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

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

I believe marriages should be legally defined as between one man and one woman.

— Lisa Murkowski

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 do not agree that the court can or should redefine marriage.

— Carly Fiorina

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

I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I believe in law we should protect the traditional definition…

— Stephen Harper