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2016 Candidates React to Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Ruling
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26.06.2015
The Supreme Court's landmark decision that all states must issue marriage licenses to gay couples prompted a flood of responses on Friday from those eyeing the White House in 2016.
Reaction from the presidential hopefuls poured in almost immediately after the decision was announced.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton tweeted just moments after the news broke that she's proud to celebrate the "historic victory."
Fellow Democrat Martin O'Malley also supported the ruling, describing marriage as a human right, not a state right.
Republican presidential candidates were more hesitant to celebrate the decision.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wrote that he believes that the court should have left the matter to the states but sai Americans should also "respect" each other while also protecting religious freedom. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, another staunch social conservative, said the ruling will prove to be "one of the court's most disastrous opinions."
Reaction from the presidential hopefuls poured in almost immediately after the decision was announced.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton tweeted just moments after the news broke that she's proud to celebrate the "historic victory."
Fellow Democrat Martin O'Malley also supported the ruling, describing marriage as a human right, not a state right.
Republican presidential candidates were more hesitant to celebrate the decision.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wrote that he believes that the court should have left the matter to the states but sai Americans should also "respect" each other while also protecting religious freedom. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, another staunch social conservative, said the ruling will prove to be "one of the court's most disastrous opinions."
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