“When across the country the demand for states to defend marriage is overwhelming, it's not accurate to say that people don't want to discuss social issues.”
“Our children are regularly asked very detailed questions about their personal lives and parents are seldom notified. Too often these surveys are worded in ways that nearly encourage ... unhealthy behaviors.”
“Those who wish to redefine marriage are resorting to scare tactics and making claims that have no basis in reality. Defining marriage is as uncontroversial as it gets.”
“There is certainly a belief that the state can never get enough revenue. This is a source of revenue no matter how unfair or how difficult it is on families.”
“We know from social research that traditional family structure is the best place that children can possibly be raised, So, yeah, I want my child to grow up in a Virginia that continues to put mom and dad as the model and holds them up and says, ultimately, what we want to see happen -- this is what we as a government want to protect and promote.”
