{"id":511822,"date":"2022-11-18T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senate-moves-closer-to-passing-same-sex-marriage-bill\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T00:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T21:20:00","slug":"senate-moves-closer-to-passing-same-sex-marriage-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-moves-closer-to-passing-same-sex-marriage-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"#Senate moves closer to passing same-sex marriage bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9b3ec6fd0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9b3ec6fd0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-moves-closer-to-passing-same-sex-marriage-bill\/#Senate_moves_closer_to_passing_same-sex_marriage_bill\" >Senate moves closer to passing same-sex marriage bill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Senate_moves_closer_to_passing_same-sex_marriage_bill\"><\/span>Senate moves closer to passing same-sex marriage bill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/schumercharles_111522gn3_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Senate on Thursday voted to begin debate on a bill to codify same-sex marriage protections that the Supreme Court granted in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Senators in a procedural vote advanced the legislation, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, in a 53-23 vote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The process to move closer to a final vote, however, proved arduous for advocates of the bill as Democratic leaders struggled to strike a time agreement with some Senate Republicans over their inability to have their amendments considered for inclusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Headlining that group was Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who argued that an amendment aimed at protecting religious liberty \u2014 which was tacked on to win GOP support \u2014 pays nothing more than \u201clip service\u201d to that idea. The Utah Republican\u2019s amendment would have allowed for broader conscientious objections not just tethered to religious institutions and entities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The bill] labels people of good faith as bigots and subjects them to endless harassing litigation and discrimination and threats by that same government that was founded to protect their religious liberty,\u201d Lee said on the Senate floor. \u201cWe need to protect religious freedom. This bill doesn\u2019t do that. It places it in grave jeopardy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many Senate Republicans were absent for the vote altogether.<\/p>\n<p>The group of five senators driving the bus on the legislation \u2014 Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) \u2014 rolled out a deal earlier this week that included the amendment in question that would protect nonprofit religious organizations from carrying out services for a same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The addendum also includes language related to religious liberty and con<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> protections under the Constitution and federal law, and continues to prohibit polygamous marriage.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhile some may want to delay this process, make no mistake, there\u2019s no stopping this bill from final passage,\u201d Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) said on the floor earlier on Thursday. \u201cThe question of passage is not about if but when.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The upper chamber on Wednesday voted 62-37 on a vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed, putting the proposal on a glide path to become law.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cloture and the final vote on the bill is expected to take place the week after Thanksgiving. A subsequent vote will be necessary in the House due to the amendment\u2019s inclusion, leading to President Biden\u2019s signature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Senators are nearing the finish line of the months-long process, which included a decision by Schumer and Baldwin to delay a planned vote before the pre-election recess due to the lack of GOP support for the measure without provisions concerning religious freedom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The effort to codify Obergefell v. Hodges into law came in response to Justice Clarence Thomas\u2019s concurring opinion in the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last summer, where he said that justices \u201cshould reconsider\u201d the 2015 ruling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA single line from a single concurring opinion does not make the case for legislation that seriously threatens religious liberty,\u201d Lee added.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Senators in a procedural vote advanced the legislation, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, in a 53-23 vote. 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