Congress votes to codify gay, interracial marriage, Ohio's Portman co-sponsoring Senate bill

[In It to Win It]

The Enquirer via Yahoo News

Four Ohio Republicans joined Democrats in Congress Tuesday in approving legislation that would enshrine federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriage.

All Democrats in Ohio's congressional delegation voted for the measure, along with four Republicans: Reps. Mike Carey of Columbus, Anthony Gonzalez of Rocky River, Dave Joyce of Chagrin Falls, and Mike Turner of Dayton.

It's unclear if the bill has enough votes to pass the U.S. Senate, but it's backed by Sen. Rob Portman and at least one other Republican. Portman changed his stance on same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay, and a spokeswoman said he plans to co-sponsor the Senate's bill.

U.S. House Democrats pushed for the vote amid concerns over how the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could affect other constitutional rights. Roe was grounded in the 14th Amendment's guarantee of due process, which also serves as the foundation of the landmark gay marriage ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.

The case was named for lead plaintiff Jim Obergefell, a Sandusky native who is currently running for Ohio House. Obergefell traveled to Maryland in 2013 to marry John Arthur, who was ill, and sued to be listed on the death certificate as Arthur’s husband when he died.

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, multiple justices said the majority's ruling only applied to abortion rights. But Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the court reconsider Obergefell's precedent in the future, along with cases that overturned sodomy laws and established the right for married people to obtain contraception.

[Mad_Machine76]

1. A little more hopeful about this

than expected. Too bad codifying Roe went nowhere.

[RKP5637]

3. The supreme court is far too powerful and destroys millions of lives with ignorant rulings. n/t

[Mad_Machine76]

5. I know

the amount of lives they're going to destroy with overturning Roe/Casey is going to be incalculable and if Thomas gets his way with Obergefell and the other stuff, I don't want to live (at least not here in Indiana)

[RKP5637]

10. I don't think the founders of the country had thought it all the way out, that it could become

this ugly and divisive a country. The way it's going the country is going to split apart. I also think they likely felt people of better judgment would rise to the top. In a number of cases it's been just the opposite, and in many cases it's all about money and power. I am really disgusted with this country. Also equality in the US is a complete joke.

[Mad_Machine76]

16. Feeling pretty scared and hopeless right now too

The majority of the country is being ruled and pushed around by the minority but too many are too apathetic or distracted or whatever to get out and vote or shut some of these people down who are engaging in increasingly more violent and disruptive and divisive behavior.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. "Portman changed his stance on same-sex marriage after his son came out as gay"

They ONLY give a shit when it impacts them. Otherwise they couldn't care less about YOUR RIGHTS.

[RKP5637]

4. Exactly!!! So many are extremely self-centered. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

6. True, but fuck it, I'll take his support on this issue...nt

[In It to Win It]

12. Right. I'll take the support wherever we can get it so that the bill passes

[Mad_Machine76]

7. I wonder then

if Tillis knows somebody?

[BeyondGeography]

8. Guess he's the only Republican with a gay loved one

Or maybe his “political courage” has something to do with his pending retirement.

[oregonjen]

9. I am in an interracial marriage.

First time in my lifetime, I’ve had to worry about the legality of it and how it will affect my children. They are biracial.
This bill is extremely important to me.

[RKP5637]

11. It is absolutely incredible!!!! I just can't believe they are digging up this stuff that was

settled. Millions and millions and millions of people can be affected by this complete lack of judgment. They are worse than an invading army.

[dawg]

13. Let's get J.D. Vance on the record. What does he think?

This seat is still flippable.

[Maeve]

15. Which way is the wind blowing?

[Maeve]

14. So Portman has at least one vertebrae

Not enough for a spine but we'll take what we can get!