Rep. Lynn Westmoreland on Supreme Court Obergefell v. Hodges decision

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on Obergefell v. Hodges:

“I am disappointed by today’s Supreme Court decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, as they chose to rewrite the ancient and biblical definition of marriage and ignore the will of the states. The Constitution does not define marriage and these unelected judges exercised judicial activism by deciding what the Constitution should mean, rather than what it actually says. It should be decided by the people of the state through a democratic process; for the 10th amendment guarantees the states and people rights that are not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution. I will continue to fight to protect traditional marriage values, and the religious rights of those who join me in believing that marriage is between a man and a woman.”