• Sarah Palin has clearly expressed that she does not
support anything which goes beyond the traditional marriage
between a man and a woman. Her support for same-sex marriage
continues only as long as it does not redefine the traditional
definition of marriage.
 
• Although Sarah Palin is willing to provide equal rights
to the same-sex couples and prevent any discrimination which
happens due to this reason, she has denied support for same-sex
marriage.

• Sarah Palin is well known for having vetoed a bill as
Governor of Alaska which denied the state from providing health
benefits to same-sex couples. Her stand was that it would have
been unconstitutional to have passed such a bill although she did
admit making amendments in the constitution to convert the bill
into law.
 
• Although Sarah Palin did not agree with the ruling of
the Supreme Court of providing state benefits to same-sex
partners, she decided to abide by the law saying that since she,
as a Governor, did not have any legal options left it would be
unconstitutional not to obey.

• Saying that she was not aware if people chose to be gay
on their own, Sarah Palin refused to support any rights provided
to homosexual couples as she felt that that it was in violation
of the traditional family structure.
 
• Sarah Palin has further made her stand clear on the
same-sex issue by supporting the teachings of creationism in
schools and by maintaining ties well known conservative groups
like Family Research Council who have declared themselves to be
anti-gay.
		

• Mike Huckabee has firmly expressed his opposition to gay
marriage by supporting a constitutional amendment banning it.
Explaining his stance, he has provided the clarification that he
is a firm supporter of traditional marriage and therefore opposes
anything which is an alternative to the traditional form of
marriage.

• On comparing same-sex marriage with polygamy, Mike
Huckabee questions those who find his views bigoted and
intolerant by asking that when the same stand is taken against
polygamy then there are no accusations which are made.

• In spite of his opposition, Mike Huckabee holds the
personal opinion that every individual has the right to decide
his own sexual preference regardless of the opinion held by
others even though the choice may not be consistent with the
rules of the Bible.

• Mike Huckabee is of the view that instead of approving
same-sex marriage people should be concentrating on improving the
existent norm of a heterosexual marriage as this is the only way
to improve the society.

• Expressing the view that same-sex marriage would mean
re-defining the institution of marriage, Mike Huckabee says that
a re-definition of an age-old institution is not required by the
society if the goals of progress and improvement in the right
direction are to be achieved.

• Mike Huckabee has long been associated with the movement
which opposes granting of any rights to same-sex couples. In this
regard, he has even expressed his dismay at the court ruling
which rejected a ban on same-sex parents saying that the court
seems more interested in granting the needs of gay couples rather
than the needs of children requiring foster care.