Following the federal court ruling striking down the Texas ban on same-sex couples' marriage, state senator Dan Patrick tweeted:
The "Authentic Conservative Running for Lt. Governor," per his Twitter bio, was not announcing a change in position, however, as the tweet was quickly deleted and replaced with this more expected one:
MARRIAGE= ONE MAN & ONE WOMAN. Enough of these activist judges. FAVORITE if you agree. I know the silent majority out there is with us!
Update: Poking fun at his error, Patrick tweeted:
oops! #twittertypo. We have a new job opening on our campaign: social media intern. Send resume to contact (at) http://t.co/8rERPM4IXE
But then, re-establishing:
I want to re-emphasize my long held position: Marriage is between 1 man and 1 woman. Period. Join us : http://t.co/8rERPM4IXE