A look at the response to today's decision by presidential candidates
Just thought it'd be interesting to look at the responses by today's ruling by the Supreme Court. This is just taking a quick look at Facebook because I don't want to do a lot of digging.
Jeb Bush:
Nothing
Ted Cruz:
Nothing
Chris Christie:
Nothing
Marco Rubio:
The Supreme Court's decision today short-circuits the political process that has been underway on the state level for years.
Ben Carson:
Nothing
Scott Walker:
I believe this Supreme Court decision is a grave mistake. Five unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage, an institution that the author of this decision acknowledges ‘has been with us for millennia.’ In 2006 I, like millions of Americans, voted to amend our state constitution to protect the institution of marriage from exactly this type of judicial activism. The states are the proper place for these decisions to be made, and as we have seen repeatedly over the last few days, we will need a conservative president who will appoint men and women to the Court who will faithfully interpret the Constitution and laws of our land without injecting their own political agendas. As a result of this decision, the only alternative left for the American people is to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reaffirm the ability of the states to continue to define marriage.
Recognizing that our Founders made our Constitution difficult to amend, I am reminded that it was first amended to protect our ‘First Freedom’ - the free exercise of religion. The First Amendment does not simply protect a narrow ‘right to worship,’ but provides broad protection to individuals and institutions to worship and act in accordance with their religious beliefs. In fact, the Wisconsin constitution explicitly protects the rights of conscience of our citizens. I can assure all Wisconsinites concerned about the impact of today’s decision that your conscience rights will be protected, and the government will not coerce you to act against your religious beliefs.
I call on the president and all governors to join me in reassuring millions of Americans that the government will not force them to participate in activities that violate their deeply held religious beliefs. No one wants to live in a country where the government coerces people to act in opposition to their conscience. We will continue to fight for the freedoms of all Americans.
Mike Huckabee:
The Supreme Court has spoken with a very divided voice on something only the Supreme Being can do - redefine marriage. I will not acquiesce to an imperial court any more than our Founders acquiesced to an imperial British monarch. We must resist and reject judicial tyranny, not retreat.
This ruling is not about marriage equality, it's about marriage redefinition. This irrational, unconstitutional rejection of the expressed will of the people in over 30 states will prove to be one of the court's most disastrous decisions, and they have had many. The only outcome worse than this flawed, failed decision would be for the President and Congress, two co-equal branches of government, to surrender in the face of this out-of-control act of unconstitutional, judicial tyranny.
The Supreme Court can no more repeal the laws of nature and nature's God on marriage than it can the laws of gravity. Under our Constitution, the court cannot write a law, even though some cowardly politicians will wave the white flag and accept it without realizing that they are failing their sworn duty to reject abuses from the court. If accepted by Congress and this President, this decision will be a serious blow to religious liberty, which is the heart of the First Amendment.
Rick Santorum:
Today, 5 unelected judges redefined the foundational unit of society. Now it is the people's turn to speak...
Rand Paul:
Nothing
Donald Trump:
Nothing
Hillary Clinton:
Multiple things. Quotes from gay couples, updated gay cover photos, cliche quotes like "love won." I'm not copying and pasting it all here.
Bernie Sanders:
For far too long our justice system has marginalized the gay community and I am very glad the Court has finally caught up to the American people.
Didn't really have much of a point with this. I'm just bored on a Friday and thought it'd be interesting to see how all the presidential candidates have reacted thus far.
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A look at the response to today's decision by presidential candidates
