Issue Position: Marriage

Issue Position

My position on marriage is that the state has no authority to outlaw any private agreement between consenting adults. Black's Law Dictionary defines "license" as, "The permission by competent authority to do an act which without such permission would be "illegal." Why should it be illegal to marry without the government's permission? What gives the government that authority? No one should have to ask government permission to love another. As governor, I would work to eliminate marriage licensing laws and return marriage to its proper realm: to the churches, the temples, the mosques, and the hearts of every citizen.

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