Graham On Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Opposing It Is ‘Doomed To Fail’

UNITED STATES - JUNE 23: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters as he leaves the Senate Republicans' policy lunch in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call... UNITED STATES - JUNE 23: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters as he leaves the Senate Republicans' policy lunch in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Friday called opposition to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold same sex marriages “a divisive effort that would be doomed to fail.”

“I am a proud defender of traditional marriage and believe the people of each state should have the right to determine their marriage laws,” he said in a statement on Friday, before adding “I will respect the Court’s decision.”

Graham was clear, however, that he was not interested in mobilizing opposition to the Court’s decision.

“Given the quickly changing tide of public opinion on this issue, I do not believe that an attempt to amend the U.S. Constitution could possibly gain the support of three-fourths of the states or a supermajority in the Congress,” he said.

He called that kind of approach “a divisive effort that would be doomed to fail” and said he would instead be on watch for the religious rights of Americans in the aftermath of the ruling, both as a senator and if he were to become President.

“While we all have differences, it is time for us to move forward together respectfully and as one people,” he concluded.

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  1. Reading between the lines, somebody’s got his heart set on a china pattern…

  2. Brilliant!

  3. Makes you say….Hmmmm

  4. You’re right, Senator, opposing it is doomed to failure, both legally and culturally. Which is exactly why I’m hoping your Republican brethren keep at it with all their hearts.

  5. Dude? C’mon. Just do it. It’s safe now, really. I mean, we all already know, okay?

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