President Barack Obama said on Thursday
that he hopes the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down gay marriages bans
nationwide.
The high court has agreed to hear cases
challenging bans in four sates, including Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky
and Tennessee, with oral arguments scheduled for sometime in April.
In interviews with three YouTube
creators, GloZell Green asked: “Do you think that same-sex marriage
will be legalized in all of the United States during the time that
you're in office, and what can you do push that along?”
Citing his own endorsement and the
administration's refusal to defend the Defense of Marriage Act
(DOMA), Obama answered that his administration has done “a lot to
push it along.”
“My hope is that they go ahead and
recognize what I think the majority of people in America now
recognize, which is two people who love each other and are treating
each other with respect and aren't bothering anybody else, why would
the law treat them differently?”
“There's no good reason for it, so as
a consequence I'm hopeful the Supreme Court comes to the right
decision. But I will tell you, people's hearts have opened up on
this issue. People know that treating folks unfairly, even if you
disagree with their lifestyle choice, the fact of the matter is
they're not bothering you, let them live their lives and under the
law they should be treated equally,” Obama
added.