SC's Mace, Rice among Republicans to join Democrats in US House to protect same-sex marriage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Two of South Carolina's Republican U.S. representatives bucked their party and supported a bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriage.
50% : The bill would codify the 2015 Supreme Court ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges, which legally protects same-sex marriage, and the 1967 ruling on Loving v. Virginia, which protects interracial marriages.
47% : "Today, House Democrats will pass the Respect for Marriage Act to enshrine marriage equality in federal law and stop state efforts to curb this right."
46% : "In a concurrent opinion ripping away women's right to choose, Justice Thomas outlined next steps -- including ending marriage equality," the House majority whip tweeted.
45% : "House Democrats will not let unelected, right-wing justices weaken Americans' constitutional right to marriage equality."
44% : In the ruling for Dobbs v. Jackson -- which sent the decision about whether abortion is legal back to each state -- Justice Clarence Thomas signaled in a concurring opinion that other precedents should be revisited.
36% : Before Tuesday's vote, Clyburn defended same-sex marriage.

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