Biden signs same-sex marriage bill in musical White House ceremony

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Biden, in a speech, emphasized the importance of congressional action to formally repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
59% : WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a bill to protect same-sex marriages, at a White House ceremony resembling a victory lap set to a soundtrack of pop music stars Sam Smith and Cyndi Lauper.
55% : The South Lawn ceremony featured performances from the two artists, as well as speeches from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and the couple that brought the lawsuit that prompted a Massachusetts court to legalize same-sex marriage in that state.
55% : Language in the law also codifies federal recognition of same-sex marriages that were legal in the state they were performed.
48% : Other provisions in the bill would require state government entities to recognize legal same-sex marriages from other states and provide a private right of action for couples to sue if they have been discriminated against.
45% : Democrats prioritized the same-sex marriage legislation after the Supreme Court ruling issued earlier this year in Dobbs v. Jackson Whole Women's Health that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.
45% : In a separate concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas called for the court to revisit other decisions, including the one establishing a right to same-sex marriage.
43% : Supporters said the law in part would be a backstop in case the Supreme Court ever reversed its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide.
41% : The law repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, which the Supreme Court ruled largely unconstitutional in a 2013 decision.
39% :Pelosi, who did not run for another term as Democratic leader, said she and others still want to push further on legislation, including bills that would establish federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people.

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