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House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court

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Saw this tweet on Instagram ^

Googled it and here's the CNN article:

 

The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for same-sex marriage into federal law.

The bipartisan final vote was 267 to 157 with 47 Republicans joining with Democrats to vote for the bill. It's not clear, however, whether the bill can pass the Senate where at least 10 Republicans would need to join with Democrats to overcome the filibuster's 60-vote threshold. 

The vote comes amid fears among Democrats that the conservative majority on the Supreme Court could take aim at same-sex marriage in the future, after the high court overturned Roe v. Wade in a highly consequential reversal of longstanding legal precedent.

The bill -- called the Respect for Marriage Act -- was introduced by Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

In addition to safeguarding the right to same-sex marriage nationwide, the bill also includes federal protections for interracial marriages. The measure holds that a marriage must be recognized under federal law if the marriage was legal in the state where it took place. 

The bill would also enact additional legal safeguards for married couples intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity or national origin, including empowering the attorney general to pursue enforcement actions.

 

 

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/07/19/politics/house-vote-same-sex-marriage-protections-supreme-court/index.html

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Saw this tweet on Instagram ^ Googled it and here's the CNN article:   The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for same

Shame on these 157 Republicans. I truly hope they get their payback one way or another.

Thank Goodness it's saved. It's a shame this didn't happen with abortion as well before it was too late 


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