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Marco Rubio’s opposition to same-sex marriage is well-known, but he’s found a new way to justify his views: Elvis impersonator weddings.

The Republican presidential candidate invoked couples’ right to have their wedding officiated by an Elvis Presley impersonator in Las Vegas when discussing same-sex marriage with NBC’s Chuck Todd during an interview that aired Sunday on “Meet the Press.”

The U.S. senator from Florida said he disagrees with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling for same-sex marriage nationwide “on constitutional grounds,” calling the decision “bad law.”

“If you want to change the definition of marriage, then you need to go to state legislatures and get them to change it,” Rubio said. “Because states have always defined marriage. And that’s why some people get married in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator. And in Florida, you have to wait a couple days when you get your permit. Every state has different marriage laws.”

It’s hard to understand why Rubio would invoke weddings officiated by Elvis impersonators when explaining his opposition to the marriage ruling. Unlike same-sex marriage, no state has barred weddings officiated by impersonators of the legendary celebrity singer.

When Todd asked Rubio if he would seek to overturn the ruling with a constitutional amendment, the candidate denied it was necessary.

“As I’ve said, that would be conceding that the current Constitution is somehow wrong and needs to be fixed,” Rubio said. “I don’t think the current Constitution gives the federal government the power to regulate marriage. That belongs at the state and local level. And that’s why if you want to change the definition of marriage, which is what this argument is about.”

Rubio insisted his position is “not about discrimination,” but instead changing “the definition of a very specific, traditional and age-old institution,” citing Florida’s passage in 2008 of a prohibition on same-sex marriage known as Amendment 2.

“That definitional change, if you want to change it, you have a right to petition your state legislature and your elected representatives to do it,” Rubio said. “What is wrong is that the Supreme Court has found this hidden constitutional right that 200 years of jurisprudence had not discovered and basically overturn the will of voters in Florida where over 60 percent passed a constitutional amendment that defined marriage in the state constitution as the union of one man and one woman.”

Asked whether he accepts the idea of same-sex marriage in perpetuity, Rubio reiterated his previous stated view the decision isn’t settled and said he would appoint justices who would interpret the Constitution differently than the current court.

“It is the current law,” Rubio said. “I don’t believe any case law is settled law. Any future Supreme Court can change it. And ultimately, I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed.”

Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, said despite Rubio’s views, the U.S. Constitution affords same-sex couples the right to marry.

“The Constitution provides the floor below which states may not go in restricting the freedom to marry,” Wolfson said. “Marriage is not defined by who is denied it, but the Constitution is defied when politicians fail to uphold its command.”

Rubio’s remarks on “Meet the Press” and repeated statements in opposition to LGBT rights seem at odds with his recent endorsement from hedge-fund manager Paul Singer, a GOP mega-donor who has also contributed millions to LGBT rights causes. The Blade has placed repeated requests to a representative for Singer seeking comment on Rubio’s remarks on LGBT rights.