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Not everyone is happy about same-sex marriage being legal

Jennifer Marshall, with the Heritage Foundation, and Summer Ingram, with the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, who said they support “traditional marriage” hold balloons that says “protect religious liberty” outside of the Supreme Court Friday June 26, 2015, in Washington, before the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Jennifer Marshall, with the Heritage Foundation, and Summer Ingram, with the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, who said they support “traditional marriage” hold balloons that says “protect religious liberty” outside of the Supreme Court Friday June 26, 2015, in Washington, before the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 27, 2015

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There were numerous celebrations nationwide Friday as the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal nationwide.

However, not everyone in America was celebrating the landmark decision.

Conservative notables, including many Republican presidential candidates, quickly took to social media to sound off about the court's decision.

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