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Related: About this forum'Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act' seeks to strip gay marriage rights
The Republican bill looks to defend marriage as between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary.By Gwen Aviles Feb. 12, 2019, 10:18 AM CST
Nearly four years after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal throughout the U.S., Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are attempting to turn back the clock with a bill aimed at banning gay marriage in the state.
The Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act, which was first proposed in 2016, seeks to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary. The bill, which was reintroduced on Friday, would deem the Supreme Courts decision in Obergefell v. Hodges unauthoritative, void, and of no effect.
Introduced by Sen. Mark Pody and Rep. Jerry Sexton, both Republicans, the bill also prohibits government officials from facilitating same-sex marriages, and states that these officials cannot be arrested for disavowing court orders that recognize such unions.
Pody told NBC News that the Supreme Court overstepped its authority with the Obergefell decision. He claimed marriage is a state issue, not a federal issue, and therefore, he added, the 2015 ruling is unconstitutional and should be rectified.
The Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act, which was first proposed in 2016, seeks to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary. The bill, which was reintroduced on Friday, would deem the Supreme Courts decision in Obergefell v. Hodges unauthoritative, void, and of no effect.
Introduced by Sen. Mark Pody and Rep. Jerry Sexton, both Republicans, the bill also prohibits government officials from facilitating same-sex marriages, and states that these officials cannot be arrested for disavowing court orders that recognize such unions.
Pody told NBC News that the Supreme Court overstepped its authority with the Obergefell decision. He claimed marriage is a state issue, not a federal issue, and therefore, he added, the 2015 ruling is unconstitutional and should be rectified.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/tennessee-natural-marriage-defense-act-seeks-strip-gay-marriage-rights-n970596
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'Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act' seeks to strip gay marriage rights (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Feb 2019
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vlyons
(10,252 posts)1. Don't those assholes have anything better to do?
I am a straight female, age 72. Not once in my life has gay marriage impacted my life negatively. I did however feel enormous pride, when gay people gained the right to openly live a life of dignity.
CurtEastPoint
(19,178 posts)2. Behold Jerry. Methinks he's bleating a little too loudly.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)4. Hmmmm ... if it quacks like a duck! ... n/t
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)3. WTF is wrong with these people. IMO they are mentally unbalanced and seek targets to act out their
cruelty. They've been with humanity forever and never seem to develop into worthwhile beings, always targeting people for discrimination and persecution. It's common across all types of abuses/discrimination such as this.