The Respect for Marriage Act is a historic bipartisan agreement that reflects a wider acceptance of gay rights in both Congress and the country. The bill would protect the rights of about a half million married couples. FOX13
For many of the couples whose marriages will be protected, approval of the Respect for Marriage Act brought a sense of relief and was cause for celebration. But they also say more work needs to be done.measure advanced due to supporters’ fears that a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court
In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that the part of DOMA that said the federal government wouldn't recognize same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito said "othing in this opinion should be understood to cast doubt on precedents that do not concern abortion." But it was the words of a fellow conservative, Justice Clarence Thomas, that alarmed gay-rights supporters.
There’s no case on the horizon that asks the Supreme Court to undo rulings that protect same-sex and interracial marriages. But Democrats opted to act while they had control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. Post-election, there was a new reason for Democrats to act quickly, for fear that a new GOP majority in the House would refuse to consider the bill come January."In many ways it freezes most of what is already the current law," Davidson said, describing it as "a bulwark against the Supreme Court possibly reversing the Obergefell decision as it reversed Roe v. Wade."
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