I’m no U.S. senator, but I am a guy married to another guy who would really like to go back to sleeping a little easier at night knowing my marriage won’t just disappear.
There’s a deadline to avoid a government shutdown, crucial money for the FDA, a plan to speed up permits for new energy projects promised to Sen. Joe Manchin, a bill to clarify how presidential election disputes are resolved, and some key judicial nominees President Biden needs to confirm.
Which is why the very first thing the senate should do is something that has bipartisan support, has been upheld by courts, passed by the House, and is supported by over 70% of Americans: the senate must codify marriage equality as law.Same-sex marriage has been legal coast to coast since June 26, 2015, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all state bans on marriage equality.
That ruling called into question the previously established right to privacy that abortion, contraception, interracial marriage, and marriage equality have all been based upon. In the Senate, openly gay Senator Tammy Baldwin– Democrat of Wisconsin – has been quietly lobbying Republicans to support the bill, and just six days ago, her spokesperson told Politico, “We feel confident we will have the Republican support we need.”And still, Senate Majority Leader Democrat Chuck Schumer wants to punt. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Schumer was pushing the marriage equality bill to October. Instead, he wants to fight the harder fights now.
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