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Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum wants constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum wants constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum tells CNN’s John King that he supports a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage:

“I support a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. I believe that marriage should be a consistent thing across the country. Marriage is the union of one man and one woman…,” said Santorum, a former U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania.

Once people realize the consequence to society of changing this definition — it’s not that we’re against anybody. People can live the life they want to live. They can do whatever they want to do in the privacy of their home with respect to that activity.

But now you’re talking about changing the laws of the country. And it’s gonna have a profound impact on society, on faith, on education. And once people realize that, they say, you know what, we respect people’s right to live the life they want to lead but don’t try to fundamentally change how society functions by changing that definition.

No, he’s not ‘against’ anybody, He’s just against gays having the same rights as he does.

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