Cruz Rails About Marriage On Late Show [VIDEO]

Ted Cruz appeared on The Late Show last night where Stephen Colbert attempted to get him acknowledge some inconvenient facts about Ronald Reagan. And then, of course, things turned to gay marriage. NBC News reports:

“It’s a matter of compromising,” Colbert said. “Will you be willing to compromise with the other side?” Cruz did not say yes, though he did concede that there was “nothing diabolical” about the other side. Instead, he repeated his commitment to fighting for certain principles: “Live within our means, stop bankrupting our kids and grandkids, and follow the Constitution.” “And no gay marriage,” Colbert shot back. Cruz responded that the Constitution reserves the question of marriage to the states, but Colbert again challenged him. “It doesn’t mention marriage in the Constitution,” he said to loud applause.

When a few audience members began to boo the White House hopeful, Colbert asked for their respect and gave Cruz the last word. “The 10th Amendment states that if the Constitution doesn’t mention it, it’s a question for the states,” said Cruz, a Harvard law graduate who once clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist. “I don’t think we should entrust governing our society to five unelected lawyers in Washington.” On his last line, Cruz received some applause, which largely eluded him throughout the interview. “If you want to win an issue, go to the ballot box and win at the ballot box,” he said. “That’s the way the Constitution was designed.”