You Need to Know: Same-sex marriage faces Senate test with GOP votes uncertain

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and wiped out abortion protections, Justice Clarence Thomas (married to Ginnie Thomas who helped organize the insurrection on the Capitol) - told the press "Gay Marriage is Next to be eliminated."    Democrats in Congress are trying to protect this LGBTQ right, and pass a law to protect existing marriages.  

WHAT THIS MEANS: The Law keeps EXISTING Gay marriages legal in ALL 50 states and territories. Sadly, the only way Democrats can get a few Republicans onboard is to say it "protects existing marriages." It doesn't make gay marriage the law of the country. 

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE COURT OVERTURNS GAY MARRIAGE?  If the Supreme Court overturns the gay marriage right, it goes back to the states again, sadly, and this law wouldn't override the bigoted states, so LGBTQ residents in the  Southern U.S. would likely lose the right to marry in their state. 

KEEP IN MIND: Most Republicans refuse to vote for it. If you are vote Republican and  you have LGBTQ friends and family, you are supporting a party that wants to kill their rights to a Marriage like yours, that offers legal protections and benefits. That's just cruel. Think about it. 

Here's the story from Associated Press  

Same-sex marriage faces Senate test with GOP votes uncertain

AP  Nov. 16, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down the prospect of divided government in the next Congress, Senate Democrats are moving forward with legislation this week to protect same sex and interracial marriages. It’s a vote that’s “as personal as it gets,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

Schumer is holding a test vote on the bill Wednesday, betting that at least 10 Republicans will vote with all 50 Democrats to move forward with the legislation to ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are legally recognized nationwide. The bill has gained steady momentum since the Supreme Court’s June decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to an abortion. An opinion at that time from Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that an earlier high court decision protecting same-sex marriage could also come under threat.

If the Senate votes to move forward with the legislation, a final vote could come as soon as this week, or by the end of the month, while Democrats still control the House. Republicans are on the verge of winning the House majority and would be unlikely to take up the issue next year.