Mayor Newsom

I hope every elected official in the United States takes a look at that Constitution that they swore to uphold. I hope they conclude exactly what I've concluded - that there's nothing in the Constitution that allows me to discriminate against people.

Guys like me come and go. The one thing that transcends everything else are principles. If I just wanted to get ahead politically, this issue is the last issue I would have touched. - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Gay Marriage