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WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Congressional Democrats have renewed their efforts to codify same-sex “marriage” in federal law in preparation for a hypothetical future repeal of the U.S. Supreme Court precedent forcing all 50 states to recognize it, but House Republican leaders are reportedly giving their lawmakers permission to roll over for it.
In a concurring opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, last month’s case, which repealed the notorious abortion precedent Roe v. Wade, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas called for the reconsideration of other dubious precedents, including the 2015 marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz recently said that Obergefell was “clearly wrong” but unlikely to be revisited in the near future.
Nevertheless, on Monday Democrats (along with liberal Republican Sen. Susan Collins) introduced the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act.” The bill would repeal the longstanding (but unenforced) Defense of Marriage Act, which recognized marriage as a man-woman union in federal law and protected
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