Landmark legislation passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday would explicitly protect same-sex and interracial marriage at the state level. The bill, which next goes to the House, would be a big deal for California.
"It's a scar on our state constitution," said state senator Scott Wiener, D-11."And we need to get that thing out of there as quickly as possible." After Prop. 8 passed in 2008, it was ruled unconstitutional in the federal courts in 2010. The state issued a stay against enforcing the proposition, meaning that while it was not struck down, it could not be fairly upheld in a court of law. Dissenters appealed the decision, which led to more legal back and forth until 2013, when the initial federal ruling was upheld and the law lost its teeth.
However, with the Supreme Court now skewing more conservative, Obergefell could be threatened. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote an opinion piece in support of the repeal of Roe v Wade that argued the court should reconsider all its modern precedents in respect to marriage equality, anti-sodomy laws and reproductive care — an indirect reference to Obergefell.
Note: groundbreaking MARRIAGE EQUALITY legislation sponsored by CA Rep RepJimmyPanetta - HR6405 The Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act would after 60 years, allow adults disabled age 22 to marry w/o losing lifesaving benefits.
Why no coverage of CA Dem sponsored HR6405 - The Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act, which would for the first time allow adults disabled as children to keep lifesaving Medicare/SSDI if they get married!
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