The Idaho Legislature’s first initiative of the year blasts same-sex marriage, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to let states once again regulate the relationship.

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Reps. Todd Achilles (D-Boise) and Brooke Green (D-Boise) said they supported the resolution’s introduction in the hopes that Republicans would support introducing their legislation in the future — a strategy that’s had mixed results over the past several years.

  • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
    38·
    16 hours ago

    Democrats have made serious effort to codify a lot of marriage equality at state and federal level specifically to try to push back against this kind of stuff

    For instance, the federal resepct for marriage act

    RFMA officially repealed DOMA and requires the federal government to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages, codifying parts of Obergefell, the 2013 ruling in United States v. Windsor, and the 1967 ruling in Loving v. Virginia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act

    State level intatives have removed bans from many state laws and constitutions such as California

    Democrats in Virginia are trying to pass constitutional ammendments to remove it right now that they have a majority in both chambers. They removed bans from the state law already

    And so on

    Stop with the “both sides” here

    Edit: and to clarify if you were reading only the pull quote, the very next paragraph is about how they are voting against this resolution when it gets to the floor

    • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      620·
      16 hours ago

      State rights don’t matter when the Nazis are in charge of federal government. SCROTUS can declare a state law unconstitutional without explanation to override it. President Musk can shit all over it and declare it an “official presidential action”

      Biden signed a bill restricting transgender healthcare for military families. OP’s article literally describes Democrats supporting a bill to ban marriage equality. Eric Adams is selling out the entirety of NYC for a pardon. Neolib Democrats very frequently vote against trans rights. Any time there’s a house bill about it, I can expect around 50 or so Dems to vote with the Reps.

      Yes, literally any effort is better than the Nazis who refer to us as cockroaches, but the bar should be well above capitulating to them

      • TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish
        10·
        11 hours ago

        So you are not gonna say that you were wrong, and instead you are just move the goalposts and change the topic ?

        OK!

      • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
        16·
        16 hours ago

        That’s not what the article said. Read the next paragraph. They vote to let it go to the floor where they plan to vote against it there

        Voting to print the bill means we have the chance to debate it, challenge it, and vote against it on the record with our colleagues

        States laws will matter a hell of a lot. When roe was overturned things immediately fell to the states. That’s the most likely way the court would overturn gay marriage should they go for it

        In terms of trans rights that is unfortunately more true lately, yes, though historically any transphobic dems have lost their primaries. We can and should challenge there again