“The U.S. Constitution should be something that unites rather than divides Americans. I do not believe that government should be in the business of telling people who they can and can’t marry. I believe New Yorkers should have the right to marry whomever they choose, regardless of sexual orientation. If they [New York’s highest court] rule that same-sex marriages are legal, then we’ll perform them. … If they rule the other way, our administration will begin working with the state Legislature for a new law that establishes marriage equality for all New Yorkers.”

“We’re pouring hundreds of billions of dollars, not to mention thousands of troops, into the quicksand that is Iraq. Millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured. Millions more can’t afford the health care they need. Gas prices are hurting every level of government, every business and every individual except the oil barons (in and out of the White House). The government can’t seem to stop spying on us or lying to us. Our borders are about as secure as a screen door in New Orleans. Mother Nature is getting hotter and testier with every passing storm. We’ve got big problems. So, naturally, some of our political and religious leaders have something more important on their minds: Gay marriage. Must be an election year.”

“Opponents of same-sex marriage outside of Massachusetts have no cause for complaint. What goes on in that state doesn’t concern them, and they have shown themselves perfectly capable of organizing in many other states to nip marriage rights for same-sex couples in the bud. What’s more, federal law already guarantees that no state need recognize same-sex marriages performed in any other. So the only purpose of a federal amendment would be to prevent states that wish to move toward marriage equality from doing so.”