“I think [Sen. John Kerry] was right [to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act]. I
think he was right because what happened with the Defense of Marriage Act is it took
away the power of states, like Vermont, to be able to do what they chose to do about
civil unions, about these kinds of marriage issues.… I think these are decisions the
states should have the power to make. And the Defense of Marriage Act, as I
understand it…would have taken away that power. And I think that’s wrong – that power
should not be taken away from the states.” (source: Sen. John Edwards, January 22,
2004)