I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.


As quoted in "Barack Obama Answers Your Questions About Gay Marriage, Paying For College, More" at MTV News (1 November 2008)

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I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to...

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to...

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to...

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to...