“I greet today’s decision by the Supreme Court as a long over-due step towards securing the basic constitutional protections that should be afforded to everyone,” Assemblymember Sandré R. Swanson said.

“The issue is clear: we cannot deny state privileges, such as a marriage license, in a fashion that discriminates in violation of the US Constitution.  Marriage should be between two people who love each other, rather than based on gender.  My hope is that this decision will move us forward as a society, and allow us to end this discriminatory double standard that has existed in our marriage laws,” Swanson concluded.