The 2018 Pelosi Outburst: Why Do We Need a Same-Sex Marriage Law (Thomas is Right)?
The passage of the same-sex marriage legislation last week is the climax of a year that produced a number of bipartisan packages. The bill passed in the House with 39 Republicans joining Democrats in support, after getting through the Senate with 12 Republican senators.
The June move of the Supreme Court to hold that there is no federal constitutional right to an abortion sparked uproar and concern among liberal groups that the court could aim at same-sex marriage in the future. Justice Clarence Thomas, for instance, when Roe v. Wade was overturned, explicitly called on the court to revisit the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that cleared the way for same-sex marriage nationwide.
This bill does not guarantee the right to marry. It’s to make sure that same-sex marriages are recognized across state lines, and also that the federal benefits of being married to someone of the same sex can be enjoyed by same-sex couples.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in an op-ed published to The Washington Post Wednesday she is “overjoyed” that one of the last bills she will help pass while she holds the title of speaker will be the legislation protecting same-sex marriage in the United States.
Biden insisted in subsequent years that those words were random and that his personal evolution from opposing federal recognition of same-sex marriage as a senator was stunning. Barack Obama gave the go ahead for other national leaders to follow suit after the interview, which would turn out to be a key moment in modern American politics.
Biden added: “I look forward to welcoming them at the White House after the House passes this legislation and sends it to my desk, where I will promptly and proudly sign it into law.”
In defense of same-sex marriage: the case of Issenberg and a graphic designer after the U.S. Supreme Court
Several conservative members of the Supreme Court sympathized with a graphic designer who is trying to start a business to celebrate weddings but is against same-sex couples.
The conservative justices viewed the case through the lens of free speech and suggested that an artist or someone creating a customized product could not be forced by the government to express a message that violates her religious beliefs.
An official from the White House had said in the days leading up to Tuesday that the ceremony would be scaled to make it fitting of the moment.
prominent members of the LGBTQ community and activists are invited to the bill signing at the White House A White House official stated that the widow of a gay rights activist and the owners of the Colorado Springs club where five people were killed in a mass shooting are also included.
During Tuesday’s bill- signing event, officials said Biden’s answer to “Meet the Press” in 2012 would be a prominent theme and that same-sex marriage would likely come up in the president’s speech.
Basking in the hero-treatment from liberal activists, Biden would go on to aggressively associate himself with LGBT causes in the years to come, and has in particularly been “unusually bold” when it comes to transgender rights, Issenberg said.
The day the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling was issued in June, Biden warned that Justice Clarence Thomas “explicitly called to reconsider the right of marriage equality, the right of couples to make their choices on contraception. This is an extreme and dangerous path that the Court is taking us on.
He would warn that it wasn’t just about abortion and choice in the lead up to the election. It’s about – it’s about marriage – same-sex marriage. It’s about contraception. It’s about a whole range of things that are on the docket,” he said at a Democratic National Committee reception in August.
Philanthropist and Democratic donor David Bohnett, who has been an outspoken gay- and transgender-rights activist and longtime supporter of Biden, told CNN that Tuesday’s bill signing could not come at a more crucial moment.
The Journey of Biden and the Civil Rights Movement: A Study of Same-Sex Marriages in the United States and a Comparative Analysis of Gallup
Biden and the country have been on a journey together. In 2004, just 42% of Americans said they were in support of same-sex marriage, according to Gallup. According to the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, it’s been 32% for the day.
Out of 50 Republican Senators and 39 House Members, 12 voted in favor of the legislation. That’s a long way away from a majority of Republicans, and it shows the fact that rank and file Republicans don’t share their same-sex marriage views.
In 2004, according to Gallup, just 19% of Republicans were in favor. The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found that number more than doubled to 38%, but still shy of a majority.
When it comes to interracial marriage, the country has seen a wholesale change in public opinion and societal acceptance since 1967 when the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v. Virginia that prohibitions on interracial marriages were unconstitutional.
Back in 1967, just 3% of Americans were in interracial marriages, and that’s up to at least 19%, as of last year, according to the Pew Research Center.
“My gut reaction is they are security risks,” Biden said of people who were gay in the military and Civil Service, “but I’ll admit, I haven’t given this much thought.”
In the 1990s, Biden cast a number of votes that hurt the push for gay rights, including cutting off funding for public schools that were encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a positive lifestyle alternative to the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA defined marriage as between a man and a woman and blocked federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
Now, as president, Biden rebuked the Florida law that constrains teachers talking about sexual orientation or gender identity, calling it “hateful” and vowed to “continue to fight for the protections and safety you deserve.”
During the 2008 campaign, Biden, as former President Obama’s running mate affirmed in a vice-presidential debate, “No. Barack Obama I do not support changing marriage from a civil point of view.
It was a delicate line the Democrats were walking then. In 2004, the issue of same-sex marriage was a lightning rod. Anti-same-sex marriage amendments were put on various state ballots. Then-President George W. Bush backed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, and white Christian evangelicals helped Bush win reelection.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/13/1142331501/biden-to-sign-respect-for-marriage-act-reflecting-his-and-the-countrys-evolution
Is it possible to remembrace an old friend or a new friend of mine? Obama’s response to “I am sorry, but I’m afraid that’s not so good”
Would I have preferred to have done it my way, without there being much notice to everyone? “I said something.” Obama said. “Sure, but all’s well that ends well.”