The Supreme Court overturns the marriage laws of your state and many others by inventing a new right? That gets a big yawn from John Kasich:
I do believe in the traditional sense of marriage—that marriage is between a man and a woman. But I also respect the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States made the decision, and as I have said repeatedly we’ll honor what the Supreme Court does—it’s the law of the land.
What about threats to gay marriage dissenters? Kasich doesn’t want you to panic:
Look, I think we all have to see how this develops. I believe fundamentally that religious institutions have got to be given protection. I have friends that are gay, I don’t have any of them say, ‘well you’re wrong’. I don’t hear that at all. Hopefully this is going to go smoothly. If not, and if problems arise, and if people feel as though they aren’t being respected, well then we’ll have to deal with it. But let’s not get carried away. Let’s just wait to see what happens here.
Memo to John Kasich: when the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court says there’s a serious problem, maybe you should at least pretend to care?
Kasich’s response suggests he will do nothing to fight for the rights of traditional believers. And he talks down to us to boot.
You can see ThePulse2016.com’s full gay marriage report card here.
Maggie Gallagher is a senior fellow at American Principles in Action.
