Rick Perry on gay ‘marriage’ in NY: ‘That’s their call … it’s fine with me.’
Image via Wikipedia Potential GOP presidential contender and Texas Governor Rick Perry has stated that while he supports defending traditional marriage as the union of a man and a woman, he believes that U.S. states must come to their own decision without interference from the federal government. “I’m pro-traditional marriage,” Perry told a group of GOP governors and donors at the Aspen Institute , in Aspen, Colorado last Friday. “The fact is, we passed a constitutional amendment in the state of Texas that says marriage is between one man and one woman.” Perry, however, noted that lawmakers in New York recently legalized same-sex “marriage,” a statute that took effect this past weekend, saying, “That’s their call.” “Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That’s New York, and that’s their business, and that’s fine with me.” “If you believe in the 10th amendment, stay out of their bus