The Lame Duck Session is underway with two crucial items on the menu, the Respect for Marriage Act and the Electoral Count Reform Act

[Safiel]

Senate advances Respect for Marriage Act in bipartisan 62-37 vote

The Respect for Marriage Act was moved forward in the Senate by a vote of 62 to 37. 12 Republicans ensured that this will have a filibuster proof majority.

Roy Blunt of Missouri
Richard Burr of North Carolina
Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
Susan Collins of Maine
Joni Ernst of Iowa
Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Rob Portman of Ohio
Mitt Romney of Utah
Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Todd Young of Indiana

The Respect for Marriage Act will repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and permanently enshrines Obergefell v Hodges as Federal Law and ensures the Supreme Court can never undue that decision. It also locks in Loving v Virginia permanently. It requires all States to recognize the marriages of other States. HOWEVER, it allows churches and individuals opposed to gay marriage to refrain from performing or recognizing gay marriages.

The House of Representatives will likely accept the changes made by the Senate and this should become law in short order.

More crucial is the Electoral Count Reform Act. This critical legislation should be coming up shortly and will ensure that the events of January 6th can never happen again. It ensures that the Vice President’s duty is strictly ministerial and he has no discretion to discard electoral votes. It limits the objections that can be made to Electoral Votes, increases the number of members required to bring an object and streamlines the process of disposing of objections.

This is a MUST PASS.

[Rurudyne]

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

[Safiel]

@Rurudyne

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

70% of Americans support the idea of gay marriage now.

And this helps Republicans by ensuring the Supreme Court cannot make an unpopular decision to reverse Obergefell and hurt Republican electoral chances.

This would be an extremely stupid battle for Republicans to try and fight and I am glad to see that 12 Republicans are throwing in the towel. Trying to fight this will only further damage Republican electoral prospects.

Lets save the fights for more important economic and trade issues that can actually be won.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Rurudyne

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

Why? To what point and purpose?

[Nemesis]

@Rurudyne

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

This would be a winning platform for the Republicans to run on in 2024. I hope they listen to you.

[Paul_Thomson]

@Safiel

More crucial is the Electoral Count Reform Act. This critical legislation should be coming up shortly and will ensure that the events of January 6th can never happen again. It ensures that the Vice President’s duty is strictly ministerial and he has no discretion to discard electoral votes. It limits the objections that can be made to Electoral Votes, increases the number of members required to bring an object and streamlines the process of disposing of objections.

So, Trump’s legal interpretation of the constitutional options for the VP were valid… otherwise why change the law rather than taking the issue to the Suptreme Court with the law as is.

BTW, can the legislature change the constitution on their own say-so.

[Auto129]

@Safiel

12 Republicans ensured that this will have a filibuster proof majority.

Republicans will never have to fight over gay marriage again thanks to these smart senators.

[Jezcoe]

@Paul_Thomson

@Safiel

More crucial is the Electoral Count Reform Act. This critical legislation should be coming up shortly and will ensure that the events of January 6th can never happen again. It ensures that the Vice President’s duty is strictly ministerial and he has no discretion to discard electoral votes. It limits the objections that can be made to Electoral Votes, increases the number of members required to bring an object and streamlines the process of disposing of objections.

So, Trump’s legal interpretation of the constitutional options for the VP were valid… otherwise why change the law rather than taking the issue to the Suptreme Court with the law as is.

BTW, can the legislature change the constitution on their own say-so.

It wasn’t valid. It would have failed in court.

This reiterates what everyone already knew because no one was crass enough to try what Trump did.

[Jezcoe]

@Auto129

@Safiel

12 Republicans ensured that this will have a filibuster proof majority.

Republicans will never have to fight over gay marriage again thanks to these smart senators.

They know it is a losing issue for the GOP. Taking it off the table it a very smart political move.

[zantax]

@Safiel

@Rurudyne

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

70% of Americans support the idea of gay marriage now.

And this helps Republicans by ensuring the Supreme Court cannot make an unpopular decision to reverse Obergefell and hurt Republican electoral chances.

This would be an extremely stupid battle for Republicans to try and fight and I am glad to see that 12 Republicans are throwing in the towel. Trying to fight this will only further damage Republican electoral prospects.

Lets save the fights for more important economic and trade issues that can actually be won.

Actually can’t stop the supreme court that way, they could rule no federal question and thus no federal jurisdiction if they like and strike the law down.

[FreeAndClear]

No federal question and no federal jurisdiction means that they can’t take up the case….

[Jezcoe]

@zantax

@Safiel

@Rurudyne

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

70% of Americans support the idea of gay marriage now.

And this helps Republicans by ensuring the Supreme Court cannot make an unpopular decision to reverse Obergefell and hurt Republican electoral chances.

This would be an extremely stupid battle for Republicans to try and fight and I am glad to see that 12 Republicans are throwing in the towel. Trying to fight this will only further damage Republican electoral prospects.

Lets save the fights for more important economic and trade issues that can actually be won.

Actually can’t stop the supreme court that way, they could rule no federal question and thus no federal jurisdiction if they like and strike the law down.

One would have to prove that they are harmed by this law.

How does one get harmed by other people getting married?

[FreeAndClear]

@Rurudyne

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

That’s the spirit.

Yucky!

[zantax]

@FreeAndClear

No federal question and no federal jurisdiction means that they can’t take up the case….

They can strike down a law that does not fall under federal purview.

[Jezcoe]

@zantax

@FreeAndClear

No federal question and no federal jurisdiction means that they can’t take up the case….

They can strike down a law that does not fall under federal purview.

There are federal benefits to marriage.

It falls under federal purview.

Also in order to bring suit, one would have to show how they are harmed by the law. How is one harmed by other people getting married?

[zantax]

@Jezcoe

@zantax

@FreeAndClear

No federal question and no federal jurisdiction means that they can’t take up the case….

They can strike down a law that does not fall under federal purview.

There are federal benefits to marriage.

It falls under federal purview.

Also in order to bring suit, one would have to show how they are harmed by the law. How is one harmed by other people getting married?

Harms employers and insurance companies financially.

[Jezcoe]

@zantax

@Jezcoe

@zantax

@FreeAndClear

No federal question and no federal jurisdiction means that they can’t take up the case….

They can strike down a law that does not fall under federal purview.

There are federal benefits to marriage.

It falls under federal purview.

Also in order to bring suit, one would have to show how they are harmed by the law. How is one harmed by other people getting married?

Harms employers and insurance companies financially.

How does that cause harm?

[PAmoderate37]

@FreeAndClear

@Rurudyne

Homosexual acts should be illegal.

Homosexual hitching ups should never be honored or respected.

Some things need to be suppressed.

That’s the spirit.

Yucky!

Maybe the people who want to criminalize gay folks, should be criminalized? Just a thought.

[zantax]

@Jezcoe

@zantax

@Jezcoe

@zantax

@FreeAndClear

No federal question and no federal jurisdiction means that they can’t take up the case….

They can strike down a law that does not fall under federal purview.

There are federal benefits to marriage.

It falls under federal purview.

Also in order to bring suit, one would have to show how they are harmed by the law. How is one harmed by other people getting married?

Harms employers and insurance companies financially.

How does that cause harm?

Spouses get added to insurance and benefit packages. To be clear, not saying they will only that they could if so inclined.

[Jezcoe]

@zantax

@Jezcoe

@zantax

@Jezcoe

@zantax

@FreeAndClear

No federal question and no federal jurisdiction means that they can’t take up the case….

They can strike down a law that does not fall under federal purview.

There are federal benefits to marriage.

It falls under federal purview.

Also in order to bring suit, one would have to show how they are harmed by the law. How is one harmed by other people getting married?

Harms employers and insurance companies financially.

How does that cause harm?

Spouses get added to insurance and benefit packages.

That is an argument against all marriage.