Kentucky Senator Rand Paul released a statement following U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II's ruling that Kentucky must recognize legal same-sex marriage from outside the state.
Said Paul:
"I believe in the historic and religious definition of marriage. I also believe this power belongs to the states and the people, not the federal government. It is illegitimate for the federal courts to intrude here."
Governor Steve Beshear is hiring an outside counsel to defend the state's ban in the appeal of the ruling after Attorney General Jack Conway, in an emotional and tearful announcement, said he would not.
