The House has passed a bill aimed at enshrining the right to same sex marriage into federal law, preempting a possible Supreme Court ruling that could repeal marriage equality protections.
On Tuesday, the House passed a bill aimed at enshrining the right to same sex marriage into federal law, preempting a possible ruling from the far right Supreme Court repealing marriage equality protections.with all Democrats and only 47 Republicans voting “yes.” One hundred fifty-seven Republicans voted against the bill.a homophobic law signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996, known as the Defense of Marriage Act , that only recognizes marriage as being between a man and a woman.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where it could have a shot at overcoming the 60-vote filibuster. Several Republican senators
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