Former Congressman and Democratic nominee for Governor Joe Cunningham today called on Governor Henry McMaster to declare whether he agrees with Lindsey Graham's stance on marriage equality.
Earlier this week, Senator Graham said that he would vote against the Respect for Marriage Act that would codify marriage equality into law, stating that this is a decision that is best left to the states. In 2006, South Carolina ratified an amendment to our state constitution that made same-sex marriage illegal. Governor McMaster led the fight against marriage equality in 2006, when he served as Honorary State Chairman of the campaign spearheaded by the Palmetto Family Council.
“Radical South Carolina politicians are hellbent on taking away as many freedoms as possible,” said Cunningham. “While they claim they want to ‘leave decisions to the states,' they know full well that a repeal of Obergefell (landmark civil rights case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples) would reinstate our constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and invalidate thousands of existing marriages in South Carolina.”
Cunningham continued, “Make no mistake: whether it's the right to make your own reproductive choices or the right to marry the person you love, these extreme politicians want to take away fundamental freedoms. That's why I'm calling on Governor McMaster to make clear whether he agrees with Senator Graham's views on marriage equality.”
