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Presidential hopefuls seeking the Republican nomination to run for the White House declared their opposition on Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage.

While at least one has called for a U.S. constitutional amendment to reverse the ruling, others have stopped short of making such a pronouncement.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush issued a statement reaffirming his belief in “traditional marriage” — code for social conservatives to mean opposition to same-sex marriage — and the importance of “religious liberty.”

“Guided by my faith, I believe in traditional marriage,” Bush said. “I believe the Supreme Court should have allowed the states to make this decision. I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments. In a country as diverse as ours, good people who have opposing views should be able to live side by side. It is now crucial that as a country we protect religious freedom and the right of conscience and also not discriminate.”

Although Bush said he rejects discrimination, the candidate make a reference to “religious freedom,” which is often in the context of politics as an attempt to enable anti-LGBT discrimination.

Unlike other candidates, Bush hasn’t during this campaign cycle declared his position on a U.S. constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage. It remains to be seen if he’ll endorse such a measure as the election proceeds.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) issued a statement saying he disagrees with the ruling, but nonetheless believes the country “must abide by the law.” Going forward, Rubio said the next president must appoint justices “committed to applying the applying the Constitution as originally understood.”

“People who disagree with the traditional definition of marriage have the right to change their state laws,” Rubio said. “That is the right of our people, not the right of the unelected judges or justices of the Supreme Court. This decision short-circuits the political process that has been underway on the state level for years.”

Rubio has said he has never called for a U.S. constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, but he’s raised the possibility of such a measure when chiding LGBT advocates for seeking marriage rights for same-sex couples in the courts.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who has previously articulated support for a U.S. constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage, said the ruling was a “grave mistake.”

“Five unelected judges have taken it upon themselves to redefine the institution of marriage, an institution that the author of this decision acknowledges ‘has been with us for millennia,” Walker said.

Walker added the time has come for a U.S. constitutional amendment returning the issue to the states.

“As a result of this decision, the only alternative left for the American people is to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reaffirm the ability of the states to continue to define marriage,” he said.

Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson said he disagrees with the court decision, but acknowledged it’s “now the law of the land.” The GOP hopeful called on Congress to take action to protect religious liberty, but didn’t say what measure would be appropriate.

“I call on Congress to make sure deeply held religious views are respected and protected,” Carson said. “The government must never force Christians to violate their religious beliefs.”

The candidate said he supports civil unions for same-sex couples, but marriage “is a religious service not a government form.”

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who’s expected to announce his candidacy for the White House next week, said he disagrees with the decision “a group of lawyers” made on same-sex marriage, but nonetheless pledged to uphold the ruling.

“I think this is something that should be decided by the people of each state, and not imposed upon them by a group of lawyers sitting in black robes at the U.S. Supreme Court,” Christie said. “That being said, those five lawyers get to impose it under our system, and so our job is going to be to support the law of the land, and that, under the Supreme Court’s ruling, is not the law of the land.”

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who’s also backed a constitutional amendment returning the issue to the states, said the Supreme Court decision portends doom for religious liberty.

“Marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that,” Jindal said. “This decision will pave the way for an all out assault against the religious freedom rights of Christians who disagree with this decision. This ruling must not be used as pretext by Washington to erode our right to religious liberty.”

Notably, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who has actually introduced a constitutional amendment that would prohibit courts from overturning bans on same-sex marriage, said nothing on the day of the marriage ruling. Just like week, Cruz asked supporters to pray the Supreme Court wouldn’t issue a decision instituting “mandatory gay marriage” in all 50 states.