SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage was ‘clearly wrong’

Senator Ted Cruz says the US Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage is “plainly wrong” – while discussing the possibility of overturning it.

“So look, Obergefell, like Roe v. Wade, ignored two centuries of our nation’s history,” the Texas Republican said on his “Sentencing with Ted Cruz” show Saturday. “Marriage has always been a matter left to the states.”

Cruz cited Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision that guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015.

Before the Supreme Court made that decision, “some states were trying to legalize gay marriage, other states were legalizing civil partnerships,” Cruz said. “These were different standards that states were adopting.”

The senator’s comments followed the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in late June, a decision that upheld a Mississippi law banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy — and left the issue up to each of the 50 states.

Cruz said on his show “The Verdict with Ted Cruz” that the decision to legalize gay marriage was “over the top.” Ruling with Ted Cruz The Supreme Court recently overturned Roe v. Wade, and Obergefell v. Hodges is expected to chop it down next. Alex Wong/Getty Images

According to him, Justice Clarence Thomas, who concurred in the ruling overturning Roe, urged the court to revisit and potentially overturn rulings that protect gay marriage and access to birth control.

“In future cases, we must review all of the Court’s substantial precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,” he wrote.

Thomas was referring to a 1965 decision, Griswold v. Connecticut, which allowed married couples access to birth control, and a 2003 decision, Lawrence v. Texas, which prohibits states from consensually banning gay sex.

However, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion overturning Roe that “we emphasize that our decision concerns the constitutional right to abortion and no other right.”

Judge Brett Cavanaugh added: “Nothing in this opinion should be construed to cast doubt on precedents that do not relate to abortion.”

Still, Cruz said the decision to legalize gay marriage was “over-the-top and clearly wrong when it was made.”

“The court said, ‘No, we know better than you, and now every state must sanction and allow gay marriage.’