Statement on the Decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Same-Sex Marriage
February 04, 2004
Today's ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is deeply troubling. Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman. If activist judges insist on redefining marriage by court order, the only alternative will be the constitutional process. We must do what is legally necessary to defend the sanctity of marriage.
George W. Bush, Statement on the Decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Same-Sex Marriage Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/214437