Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Let's start with President Biden's evolution on same-sex-marriage.
55% : And now the law requires that interracial marriage and same-sex marriage must be recognized as legal in every state in the nation.
53% : We've been describing this as now a law that protects same-sex and interracial marriage.
51% : You know, while this bill gives federal benefits to same-sex couples, make sure those marriages are recognized across state lines, it doesn't guarantee that states won't deny marriage licenses to gay couples again if the court overturns it.
47% : You know, and I have to say, one of the most overlooked things in this bill, you know, isn't just about same-sex marriage, but also interracial marriages.
46% : Our latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, which is going to be released Thursday, shows 68% are in favor of same-sex marriage.
46% : You know, this was largely passed because of the threat that the conservative supermajority at the Supreme Court after the Dobbs ruling that took away the right to an abortion, you know, could overturn other rights, including same-sex marriage.
45% : I have to say, though, that the bill got through because it wasn't clear they could get the 60 votes to overcome a filibuster because Republicans really have been much slower to embrace same-sex marriage.
41% : For most of our nation's history, we denied interracial couples and same-sex couples from these protections.
17% : And it essentially forced President Obama just days after that to take the same stance and change the conversation on same-sex marriage.

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