Bachmann on Gay Marriage: ‘Supreme Court Clearly Undermining’ Americans’ Rights

‘The 14th amendment was about the conclusion of the civil war and it was about the issue of the states and the rights of African-Americans, it was not about marriage’

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BLITZER: “Michele, what's your reaction?”

BACHMANN: “I think it shows a victory for people who went to the polls in state after state after state and voted on putting the definition of marriage in their state constitutions and all of the collective voices of people across the United States who believed in marriage as one man, one woman, was swept away by five voices on the United States supreme court. That's what's at issue here, judicial activism and this story isn't over.”

BLITZER: “But isn't the Supreme Court decision supposed to be the law of the land after they interpret what the law is?”

BACHMANN: “Well, the law of the land is what Congress and the president and the people's voices are and the state. We have a real perversion now where the Supreme court has made itself a super legislature in contravention of the constitution.”

BRAZILE: “Equal justice under the law is inspired not just in our constitution under the 14th amendment but the dignity of those who have been standing in line waiting to have that moment when they want their licenses. That should supersede anyone's religious conscience. I understand the importance of religion, I'm a practicing catholic, I understand why it was enshrined in the bill of rights but the constitution is very clear and the judges 5-4 -- look, I don't like the supreme court all the time, I think they act like supreme. But this is the law:

BLITZER: “Because the Supreme Court did rule in a 45 decision that the 14th amendment to the prosecution provides equal protection to all American citizens and that two men if they want to get married, two women, they deserve the same equal rights as all American citizens. "

BACHMANN: “The 14th amendment was about the conclusion of the civil war and it was about the issue of the states and the rights of African-Americans, it was not about marriage and so once again we're seeing a puff of smoke being blown into a new right by five justices on the supreme court. That's not law.”

BLITZER: “But you don't accept that the Supreme Court is the final arbiter interpreting what the law of the land is?”

BACHMANN: “I think what we've seen is a perversion of the rights of the American people. Their rights are being undermined in our system of federalism. It's a serious issue. Very serious issue we need to expect the dignity and rights of every American citizen under the law.”

BLITZER: “Not to respect the Supreme Court.”

BACHMANN: “It must remain under its limits as enumerated in article III of the constitution. Clearly they have broken well beyond and ascribed to them under the Congress, which I was a member of, under article one."

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