Texas Rep. Ron Paul says he believes the government should “butt out” of the marriage business.
During a wide-ranging interview conducted last week with the Des Moines Register’s editorial board, the GOP presidential candidate was asked: “What is the government’s role in same-sex marriage?”
“That’s my ideal — just butt out,” Paul answered. “I think a lot of the importance of marriage and I think a lot of the dictionary too. I know what the dictionary says marriage should be and is. But I didn’t vote for the marriage amendment. To me, it’s defining a word. If you want to define it one way and me another, that sounds like a first amendment issue. Why should I try to convince you of my definition? Or why do I want someone else to impose their ideas on me and make me accept their definition?
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