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We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem.

The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens.

What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters.

The very idea of marriage is basic to recognition as equals in our society; any status short of that is inferior, unjust, and unconstitutional.

Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state.

The defense of marriage is the defense of freedom. Neither of which is obsolete.

I believe in the sanctity of marriage.

Marriage is one of the most sacred human institutions. I asked our Senators, as many South Dakotans have done, to protect marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Marriage has historically been in the domain of the States to regulate.

The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans under our Constitution.