{"id":518337,"date":"2022-11-30T02:21:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senate-passes-landmark-protections-for-same-sex-marriage\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T02:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:21:21","slug":"senate-passes-landmark-protections-for-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senate-passes-landmark-protections-for-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Senate passes landmark protections for same-sex marriage"},"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-6a35efe4c30e4\" 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-6a35efe4c30e4\" 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-passes-landmark-protections-for-same-sex-marriage\/#Senate_passes_landmark_protections_for_same-sex_marriage\" >Senate passes landmark protections for same-sex marriage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Senate_passes_landmark_protections_for_same-sex_marriage\"><\/span>Senate passes landmark protections for same-sex marriage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/schumercharels_baldwintammy_112922gn_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senators on Tuesday passed legislation cementing federal protections for same-sex marriage, a historic step that follows months of bipartisan negotiations and puts the landmark bill just steps away from becoming law.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a 61-36 vote, with\u00a012\u00a0Republicans joining forces with all Democrats present to advance the bill across the Capitol complex.\u00a0The measure required 60 votes to pass.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The proposal would put into law protections for same-sex marriages that were initially handed down by the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges back in 2015 and that some feared could someday be in jeopardy after the high court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor millions and millions of Americans, today is a very good day. An important day. A day that\u2019s been a long time coming,\u201d Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor on Tuesday, noting he was sporting the tie he wore to his daughter\u2019s wedding to her now-wife. \u201cSometimes we\u2019ve taken steps forward. Other times, unfortunately, we\u2019ve taken disturbing steps backward. But today \u2026 we are taking the momentous step forward for greater justice for LGBTQ Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vote completes a winding path for the effort to codify same-sex marriage in the upper chamber. The legislative effort cropped up over the summer after Associate Justice Clarence Thomas opened the door to the idea of overturning Obergefell in a concurring opinion to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the House passed the bill with the backing of 47 Republicans, Democrats in the upper chamber pushed to do the same before the midterm elections, but were unable to win the needed 10 votes from Senate Republicans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we have vindication the wait was well worth it,\u201d Schumer said, referring to his decision to hold off voting on the bill until after the midterm elections. \u201cPushing Respect for Marriage over the finish line required patience, persistence, and today it is paying off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Headlining the concerns for Senate Republicans was the need for religious freedom protections, and language in an amendment to the bill \u00a0shields nonprofit religious organizations from having to providing services in support of same-sex marriages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The amendment also includes provisions 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 ensures the federal government does not recognize polygamous marriage.<\/p>\n<p>A number of conservatives have argued for weeks the amendment didn\u2019t go far enough to protect religious institutions and entities. Three separate amendments offered by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) aimed at expanding religious liberty provisions in the bill even further were voted down prior to the final passage vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan group of five senators leading the charge for 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 crafted the amendment that ultimately persuaded enough Republicans to support the broader bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are not pushing this legislation to make history. We are doing this to make a difference for millions upon millions of Americans,\u201d Baldwin, the lone senator who identifies as a lesbian, told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s a historic day, but it\u2019s going to make a difference.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), one of the key Republican votes for the bill, said in a floor speech Tuesday that the previous weeks \u201chave involved a painful exercise in accepting admonishment and fairly brutal self-soul searching, entirely avoidable, I might add, if I had simply chosen to vote \u2018no.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She concluded her speech that, \u201cFor the sake of our nation today and its survival, we do well by taking this step. Not embracing or validating each other\u2019s devoutly held views, but by the simple act of tolerating them. And that \u2026 explains my vote.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Structurally, the bill would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which passed overwhelmingly in 1996 and defined marriage as only between a man and a woman. A number of states still have laws on the books banning same-sex marriage and codifying the legislation for same-sex couples means that even if the Supreme Court were to overturn protections, their marriages would be recognized across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation also cements protections for interracial couples because current federal law is silent on the issue of interstate interracial marriages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill now heads to the House for a second time because of the religious freedom amendment. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) indicated on Tuesday that the lawmakers will vote on it \u201cas soon as Tuesday\u201d of next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That would send the blueprint to President Biden for his signature.\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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