Hillary Clinton Praises Gay Marriage Decision and Hounds GOP
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Hillary Clinton Praises Gay Marriage Decision and Hounds GOP
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Hillary Clinton Praises Gay Marriage Decision and Hounds GOP
Sam Frizell @Sam_Frizell
8:19 AM ET
"Equality triumphed, and America triumphed"
Hillary Clinton praised the Supreme Court decision to guarantee same-sex marriages on Friday night and forcefully condemned the Republicans response to the ruling, warning the GOP presidential field not to turn LGBT issues into a political football for this 2016 campaign.
It was an emotional roller coaster of a day, Clinton said. This morning, love triumphed in the highest court in our land. Equality triumphed, and America triumphed.
Instead of trying to turn back the clock, Clinton continued, Republicans should be joining us in saying no to discrimination once and for all.
Clintons comments on Friday evening were her first public remarks in the wake of Fridays Supreme Court ruling that the Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to marry. Her campaign issued a statement Friday in support of the decision and touted it on social media.............
Nearly all the Republican presidential hopefuls have criticized the Supreme Courts decision, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker calling it a grave mistake and Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee naming the Supreme Court an imperial court. The Republicans have said the issue should be decided by the states, and several called for a constitutional amendment..............