Senator Ted Cruz (R-UnAwayToCancun) joined right-wing Justice Clarence Thomas Saturday in urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 case that extended marriage equality to same-sex couples.
"Obergefell, like Roe v. Wade, ignored two centuries of our nation's history," the senator argued in the clip from his podcast. "Marriage was always an issue that was left to the states. We saw states before Obergefell—some states were moving to allow gay marriage, other states were moving to allow civil partnerships. There were different standards that the states were adopting."
As heartening as it is to see the House of Representatives pass a bill Tuesday to protect same-sex marriage — with the support of 47 of the 211 Republicans, I don't foresee the measure finding ten Republicans and Joe Manchin who would let it come to a vote in the Senate.
The House bill also would protect interracial marriage, which leaves a glimmer of hope that at least that part of the bill might make it out of committee in the other chamber. Still, you've got Josh Hawley, Rand Paul, and their ilk needing to stay on the good side of the You Will Not Replace Us crowd.
And as I'm sure Professor Cruz would tell you, Loving v. Virginia ignored a couple centuries of our nation's history, too.
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