Showing posts with label Bachmann Supports New York’s Right To Enact Marriage Equality Law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bachmann Supports New York’s Right To Enact Marriage Equality Law. Show all posts

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Bachmann Supports New York’s Right To Enact Marriage Equality Law

Late Friday, the New York legislature passed and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the state’s same-sex marriage bill into law, marking a major victory for equal rights. Today, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked notorious anti-LGBT rights presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) what she thought of the new law, given her belief that marriage is between one man and one woman. Despite her right-wing view on marriage, Bachmann said she supports New York’s right to institute marriage equality because, under the 10th Amendment, the state has a right to do so: