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Ron DeSantis: “In Florida, even though our state had a constitutional…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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And so I think that the other justices pointed out that, you know, when there's a reliance interest, it's less likely that they're going to do so. I don't think that that's in the cards. And In Florida, even though our state had a constitutional amendment, when Obergefell came down, we basically honored that, and that's what we'll continue to do. However, I don't think that the federal government should ever be in a position or any level of government to force churches to adopt different definitions of marriage than what they have traditionally done, whether Christian are Jewish. (25:05–25:15)

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Asserts that Florida honored the Obergefell decision on same-sex marriage and will continue to do so.

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