Republican Senators John McCain of
Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina believe states should
remain free to prohibit gay marriage.
Appearing alongside Connecticut Senator
Joe Lieberman on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight to
discuss the Supreme Court's decision to consider two cases related to
marriage equality, Graham said he does not approve of such
unions.
“My state, we're not going to change
the traditional definition of marriage,” Graham said. “And I
would support the traditional definition of marriage not out of hate
but I believe that's just best for society. At the end of the day,
states will come out differently on this issue. And I think that's
the way it should be.”
McCain said allowing states to decide
is “the principle of the conservative federalist belief.”
Lieberman, a former Democrat who now
identifies as an independent, stated that he believes “marriage
should be decided by the states. So that would mean that some states
would have the right to prohibit same-sex marriage ...” (The video
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