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Florida GOP Representative now supports same-sex marriage

Florida GOP Representative now supports same-sex marriage

GOP Rep. David Jolly released a statement to the Washington Post articulating his views on same-sex marriage, and how they’ve evolved into quiet support of laws that would enable marriage equality.

Though he states that he continues to hold his religious beliefs in traditional marriage, he no longer believes the government should support heterosexual marriage alone.

Jolly takes a traditional conservative stance to explain his beliefs: smaller government. “But as a matter of Constitutional principle I believe in a form of limited government that protects personal liberty,” Jolly said. “To me, that means that the sanctity of one’s marriage should be defined by their faith and by their church, not by their state. Accordingly, I believe it is fully appropriate for a state to recognize both traditional marriage as well as same-sex marriage, and therefore I support the recent decision by a Monroe County Circuit Judge.”

The Monroe County Circuit Judge mentioned above has legalized same-sex marriage in Monroe County (including the Florida Keys) though that decision is currently being fought by Florida’s Attorney General.

Read Jolly’s statement to the Washington Post here.

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