The House has already passed this….
With the House looking like a possible Republican majority next year?
Look for a rush of last minute legislation coming up for a vote in the next four weeks….
Remember ….
Congress MAKES the laws….
The Supreme’s just interpret THE law…..
Democrats will put the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act up for a vote this week just days after the midterms, according to a Senate aide.
Earlier this month, Semafor reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intended to pass the Respect for Marriage Act by year’s end and that it was expected to have enough votes. This legislation, which has already passed the House of Representatives with 47 Republicans joining Democrats, would federalize same sex marriage recognition and protection if the Supreme Court reverses itself on same sex marriage rights.
The latest version of the bill clarifies religious liberties and includes language that reaffirms the bill does not validate polygamy, which some Republican members had expressed concerns about….
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The bill is designed to address anxiety in the LGBT community about Constitutional protections for marriage after Supreme Court Clarence Thomas wrote in his concurrence ending abortion rights that same-sex marriage and contraception may also be rights to review….
Breaking: The Senate voted 62 to 37 to advance bipartisan legislation that would cement same-sex marriage protections into law….
Wall Street Journal