Political Quotes

“I can tell you that for my constituents in Tennessee, they support what we are doing here today, and they are not concerned about whether or not it is an election year or not. They are concerned about protecting marriage, because they know that marriage is an institution that is at the very core of our existence, and that is why we are here today, to protect marriage. I think it is very sad, very sad, that some courts and some activist judges have taken it upon themselves to usurp the will of the people. Let me remind my colleagues who oppose this that we are acting in the will of the people today. Already there is a lawsuit that is being brought by same-sex couples in Massachusetts to force other States, like my State of Tennessee, to accept their Massachusetts marriage license, and it is contrary to the Defense of Marriage Act, and it is contrary to the will of the people.”