U.S. Senator Rand Paul suggests government get out of the marriage business

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTVQ) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision making same-sex marriage legal in all 50-states, suggested in an interview with WHAS-TV, that government get out of the marriage business altogether.

He told the Louisville television station that the issue isn’t a federal matter and that legal issues, related to marriage, have always been handled at the state and local levels.

"I think there’s a middle ground where government could stay neutral and people could have contracts and we don’t discriminate based on benefits, but the traditional definition on marriage would remain," Paul said.

The Republican wrote about his views on marriage in a special piece for ‘Time’ magazine.