Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Marriage

Statement

Today, Congressman Doug Lamborn issued the following statement after the Supreme Court denied without comment several cases involving a state's right to define marriage:

"I am extremely disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision to not hear appeals from five states on the right to define marriage within a state's borders. There is nothing in our Constitution that prohibits a state from retaining the time-honored definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman. By refusing to take up these appeals, the Supreme Court has allowed unelected activist judges from lower federal courts to usurp the democratic process and undermine the constitutional rights of several states, including Colorado, to define marriage consistent with the values of their citizens.

The definition of marriage should not be left to unelected and unaccountable judges, but rather should be decided by the people of each state. This is why I am a cosponsor of the State Marriage Defense Act, a bill that respects the definition of marriage held by the people of each state and protects states from the federal government's efforts to force any other definition upon them. I will continue to work hard to see this important legislation passed into law."

- Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05)

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