Brian Brown, president of the National
Organization for Marriage (NOM), on Tuesday rejoiced at Senator Ted
Cruz's win in Iowa, calling it a “win for marriage.”
Brown, who heads the nation's largest
group devoted to undermining the Supreme Court's June finding that
gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry, said
that the takeaway from Monday's results was that Americans reject the
high court's ruling.
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Brown: NOM endorsement helped Ted Cruz surge.)
“Senator Cruz is a champion for
marriage and religious liberty and his victory last night sends a
powerful message to the nation’s elite that the American people
utterly reject the anti-constitutional, illegitimate ruling of the US
Supreme Court redefining marriage,” Brown wrote in a blog post.
“His win should send shockwaves throughout Washington, and provide
real momentum for legislation to protect supporters of marriage from
retaliation or punishment for standing for the truth of marriage in
their daily lives and at work.”
“NOM is proud to have played a key
role in supporting Sen. Cruz and helping him win in Iowa. Now we must
turn our attention to New Hampshire, South Carolina and the coming
states who will vote before we know it.”
“Electing a marriage champion is
critical to the cause of marriage and our ability to restore marriage
to our nation’s laws. We will continue to do everything in our
power to elect Ted Cruz and to demonstrate to the nation that support
for traditional marriage remains strong, an enduring value that the
American people demand be restored to our nation’s laws,” he
added.