Idaho Republican lawmakers call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling
Idaho Republican lawmakers call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling
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The measure does not carry the force of law but signals how far the GOP will go to test precedent. Idaho’s Republican-dominated state House of Representatives formally called on the Supreme Court to reverse a 2015 ruling that enshrined a fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry.
The measure does not carry the force of law, but it signals how right-wing opposition to LGBT+ rights is emboldened under Donald Trump’s administration to test the vulnerability of Supreme Court precedents. Only 15 House Republicans joined all Idaho Democrats in opposition. The measure now heads to a state senate committee for consideration.
“This cruel action by Idaho Republicans amounts to nothing more than shouting at the wind,” Warbelow said. “A majority of Americans of all political affiliations support marriage equality. Resolutions are not laws, and state legislatures lack the power to dismantle marriage equality.”.
The measure, proposed by GOP state Rep. Heather Scott and endorsed by anti-LGBT+ activists, states that the Obergefell decision is “at odds with the Constitution of the United States and the principles upon which the United States is established” and “insists on restoring the issue of marriage and enforcement of all laws pertaining to marriage back to the several states and the people.”.
In 2006, Idaho voters passed an amendment to the state Constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, though the Supreme Court’s ruling nearly a decade later found that such laws violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection and due process guarantees.
