Jesse “The Body” Ventura has come out against the ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota. The former governor of that state stated that “I certainly hope that people don’t amend our constitution to stop gay marriage because, number one, the constitution is there to protect people — not oppress them.”

Ventura also opposes having the voters decide on civil rights. He also stated “If you did that, we would still have slavery because the majority isn’t going to think about the minority. You have to have politicians with courage, who will stand up and say this is a civil rights issue, and where do we get off that the government should decide who you should fall in love with and marry?”