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Yes, Republicans really are working to revoke our marriage rights.
First there has to be a test case.
And for there to be a test case there has to be a law, preferable not one that was previously vacated.
So ...
10 years after Obergefell, state legislators fight uphill battle against same-sex marriage
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/265319/10-years-after-obergefell-state-legislators-fight-uphill-battle-against-same-sex-marriage
Just over a decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that every state must offer marriage licenses to homosexual couples. Ten years later, several lawmakers throughout the country are reigniting the marriage debate within their state legislatures.
In 2025, lawmakers in several states introduced resolutions that urged the Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which established same-sex civil marriage nationwide.
The North Dakota House and the Idaho House passed resolutions, but both efforts failed when sent to their respective state senates. In most states, the resolutions died in committees.
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Still, both measures died in the upper legislative chambers despite Republicans holding a 29-6 supermajority in the Idaho Senate and a 42-5 supermajority in the North Dakota Senate.
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In 2025, lawmakers in several states introduced resolutions that urged the Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which established same-sex civil marriage nationwide.
The North Dakota House and the Idaho House passed resolutions, but both efforts failed when sent to their respective state senates. In most states, the resolutions died in committees.
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Still, both measures died in the upper legislative chambers despite Republicans holding a 29-6 supermajority in the Idaho Senate and a 42-5 supermajority in the North Dakota Senate.
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Not in immediate peril, but they are not giving up.
Eternal vigilance!
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It's not surprising that they are trying. Thank whatever gods may be that their efforts have repeatedly met with failure in some of the reddest states in this country, and may this continue to be the case!
