"All of us are somewhat in shock. These are senseless and inexplicable things that are beyond the pale of imagination."
"We had a day yesterday where marriage was recognized in this country, and people finally came to their senses, and in San Francisco led the way to stop discrimination."
"The truth is this is a ploy to appease the right wing of his party and change the subject from his dismal record on job creation and foreign policy. It is the president's sworn oath to uphold the Cons..."
"And I'll be honest with you, you know, the president, he can happily stand and fly on some aircraft carrier anytime he wants but he should keep his hands off the constitution of the United States of a..."
"We'll continue to do the right thing. We'll continue to no longer discriminate because of their sexual orientation. And I'm proud to stand on that principle and will fight hard to do the right thing a..."
"What we're trying to do is uphold the oath of office that I accepted, to bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the state of California and the United States."
"The bottom line is, if you know something is wrong, you can either sit back and wait... or we can do the right thing, stand on principle and say, we don't accept discrimination."
"The equal protection clause does not allow me to discriminate."
"If you know something is wrong, you can either sit back and wait and talk about the way the world should be... Or we can do the right thing, stand on principle and say, we don't accept discrimination."
"The bottom line is, what we're trying to do is uphold the oath of office that I accepted, to bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the state of California and the United States."
"I would argue any objective analysis. And I challenge people, and I mean this, to read their Constitution."