Thomas opinion triggers House vote to protect marriage equality

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Rattled by a Supreme Court seemingly poised to reevaluate and overturn precedents, House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday to protect the federal right to marriage equality, which advocates worry could be the next constitutional freedom in the high court's crosshairs.
48% : The bill aims to codify into federal law the right to same-sex marriage established in the 2015 Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges.
48% : Not only did the majority opinion eviscerate abortion access, but a concurrence from Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the court may be headed toward a dismantling of other previously established constitutional rights that hinge on substantive due process and the right to privacy, including marriage equality; contraception access, as established in Griswold v. Connecticut; and the right to sexual relations, as established in Lawrence v. Texas.
48% : Democratic Representative Mondaire Jones of New York, who is gay, took to the floor Tuesday, recalling how he felt when the New York State Legislature passed marriage equality legislation in 2011.
45% : The now-invalid legislation is still on the books and repealing it would be a precautionary measure as progressives warn that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is setting the stage for a takedown of other constitutional rights, including the right to same-sex marriage.
45% : In addition to the vote to enshrine the right to marriage equality, the House voted last week to codify the right to abortion into federal law and the chamber is expected to hold a vote on protecting the right to contraception access later this week.
44% : If you're right that we're worried and we shouldn't be, reaffirm it, but don't hide behind that to justify your refusal to vote for marriage equality in this country," Nadler saidThe bill faces a tough battle in the 50-50 Senate, which failed to pass legislation protecting abortion access earlier this year, and the filibuster poses a major hurdle to the advancement of the other House bills.
37% : Republicans condemned Tuesday's vote, with many deeming the legislation unnecessary and claiming the court has no intention of going after marriage equality or contraception.

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