Same-Sex Marriage
A historic bill codifying protections for same-sex marriages is going to become law despite an emotional plea in opposition from Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.).
A Republican congresswoman was brought to tears over the idea of marriage equality as she begged colleagues to vote against the Respect for Marriage Act.
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) wasn’t won over by religious liberty changes by Senate Republicans.
The legislation, which passed 258 to 169, codifies protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
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The plaintiffs and their lawyers welcomed the ruling as “ground breaking” and urged the government to promptly mitigate the problem.
The Wyoming senator faced a backlash from social conservatives over her vote for legislation codifying protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
Twelve Republicans joined Democrats in passing historic legislation to protect LGBTQ couples from Supreme Court conservatives going rogue again.
"You could be a visitor from Mars, and you could see that all of human procreation relies on man, woman, child," the conservative podcaster said.
"We are on the cusp of a historic vote," Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said of the bill aimed at protecting LGBTQ couples if the Supreme Court goes rogue again.
As the Senate prepares to codify same-sex marriage, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has thrown its support behind the Respect for Marriage Act.