"Propose a Constitutional Amendment Establishing a Presidential Line-Item Veto: A constitutional line-item veto would allow the President to fight for the national interest by cutting wasteful special interest programs without contributing to gridlock by vetoing an otherwise sound bill."
Oct. 30, 2007 Rudy Giuliani

"I support and have always supported passage of a federal constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. As President, I will fight for passage of this amendment."
Oct. 31, 2007 Mike Huckabee

Voted YES on "Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Authorizing the Congress to Prohibit the Physical Desecration of the Flag of the United States" (H.J.Res.4)
June 3, 2003 "Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Authorizing the Congress to Prohibit the Physical Desecration of the Flag of the United States" (H.J.Res.4) (PDF) 22 KB

"I believe that given our current illegal immigration problems that the time has arrived to review the process of allowing anyone born here to instantly become a citizen regardless of the citizenship of their parents."
Oct. 30, 2007 Frank McEnulty

"I am for a constitutional amendment to balance the budget within five years."
Sep. 26, 2007 Bill Richardson

"I support an amendment to our constitution which defines marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman... I supported a constitutional amendment at the federal constitution level to say a marriage is between a man and a woman... I'm not in favor of civil unions or same sex marriage."
Oct. 25, 2007 Mitt Romney

"No. My focus is first restoring the rights the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights were meant to protect. Let's restore them first before we discuss 'updating.'"
Nov. 12, 2007 Christine Smith

"Federalism concerns make a constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage an avenue of last resort, Unfortunately, intellectually dishonest activist judges have left us no choice.

Activist courts have ignored the principal legal argument that the state's interest in marriage is procreation. Population is power. Society needs a young generation to defend the country in battle, to support its programs with taxes and to carry on its culture and traditions. The mere fact that two people are in a loving relationship does not matter to the state. Society supports traditional marriage because it is the only union which, in the ordinary course, leads to children, without the intervention of a third party."
Nov. 1, 2007 Tom Tancredo

"The latest example of that [judicial activism] has to do with the same-sex marriage issue, where judges have taken it upon themselves to take something that has been the case since the dawn of civilization, and that is the recognition that marriage is between a man and a woman -- turned it on its head.

When I was in the Senate, we fought for the Defense of Marriage Act, passed that act, basically defining marriage as between a man and a woman, and saying one state, if they do such a thing, does not have to be recognized by another state when someone moves to that new state.

This is a totally judicially created problem. I propose a constitutional amendment which will stop this particular brand of judicial activism in its tracks."
Oct. 19, 2007 Fred Thompson