US presidential hopeful: 'If the Supreme Court rules in favour of gay marriage, ignore it'

Mike Huckabee has called for states to ignore the Supreme Court should they rule in favour of legalising same-sex marriage across the US later this year.

Following a wave of same-sex marriages bans being struck down last year, the Supreme Court justices are set to hear cases from four different states – Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee – later this year. Find out more here.

In a new interview, the former Republican Governor of Arkansas – who has recently spoken about his intention to run for President in 2016 – has argued that the Supreme Court can only “interpret the law of the land,” not make it.

“One thing I am angry about though is this notion of judicial supremacy, where if the court makes a decision, I hear governors and even some aspirants to the presidency say, ‘Well that’s settled, it’s the law of the land.’ No, it’s not the law of the land,” said Huckabee during a radio interview this week.

He continued: “Constitutionally, the courts cannot make a law, they can interpret one and then the legislature has to create enabling legislation and the executive has to sign it and has to enforce it.”

Huckabee went on to argue that a ruling in favour of gay marriage could potentially lead to polygamy:

“I think there’s going to be immediate cases filed where a person will say, ‘Well, I’d like to marry two women, or I’d like to marry two men for a woman.’ And who’s to stop that?” he added.

Meanwhile, a Florida policeman married his partner in full uniform this month to celebrate Florida legalising gay marriage – find out more here.

US presidential hopeful: ‘If the Supreme Court rules in favour of gay marriage, ignore it’

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