Republican leaders decided not to twist any arms on marriage equality, so one prominent GOP member took the the task upon himself. (via MaddowBlog)
House GOP leadership didn’t whip its members one way or another on a Democrat-led bill to protect same-sex marriage. Rep. Jim Jordan , the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee and its members, urged their GOP colleagues to vote against the bill.
But Jordan also argued that the Respect For Marriage Act is proof that Democrats want to “delegitimize the Supreme Court.”on the House floor during the legislative debate: “This bill is simply the latest installment of the Democrats’ campaign to delegitimize and attempt to intimidate the United States Supreme Court.”Let’s review the basics. Democrats support marriage equality.
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