Buttigieg suggested that Barrett's confirmation could threaten the right of same-sex couples to marry.
"Just imagine, if this doesn't already affect you and you're watching this at home, imagine how you would feel watching this committee proceeding if you knew that your marriage only existed by a one-vote margin on this court," Buttigieg said.would"most likely" be struck down in the district courts as they're bound by the Supreme Court's precedent.
When she was questioned on her view of the ruling by Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, she said she had"no agenda" and added:"I have never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference and would not discriminate on the basis of sexual preference."profile of Barrett on October 11 reported that she had served on the board of an Indiana private school that barred the children of unmarried couples from attending.
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