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Conservative lawmakers and activists are pushing to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver declared, "It’s just a matter of when."

Some legislators, like Oklahoma Senator David Bullard, are introducing bills to challenge the ruling, while Justices Thomas and Alito have signaled interest in reconsidering it.

Though most Americans support same-sex marriage, the court’s conservative shift is concerning.

The 2022 Respect for Marriage Act ensures federal recognition but does not prevent states from restricting same-sex marriage if Obergefell is overturned.

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[-] FunkFakin420@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just love the hypocrisy from republicans. They preach smaller government, but are always the first in line to take rights and freedoms away from those they dislike.

They may tell you otherwise, but their actions say they want to govern based on their own warped "Christian" ideals.

MAGA needs to unfuck themselves, and remember that this is a secular nation. You may not like who someone loves or that they worship a different god, or no god at all. Guess what? It's none of your damn business. And it certainly isn't a basis for treating people differently.

Republicans are either too stupid to understand the hypocrisy or actively engage in it specifically because they enjoy trolling.

Conservatives with a semblance of coherent thought are Democrats.

Anyone that actually understands the system knows both parties are right of center and left is basically a boogie man with no real-world presence in the US.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I just love the hypocrisy from republicans. They preach smaller government, but are always the first in line to take rights and freedoms away from those they dislike.

More than anything else, their inability to perceive the friction between these stances is what frustrates me the most about conservatives, and convinces me that all their supposed "values" are just the high sounding words they use to justify various forms of bigotry and control.

[-] FunkFakin420@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Another amazing contradiction they never manage to grasp lies among the subpopulation of MAGAs that call themselves libertarian. I had a right-wing friend that freely professed libertarian viewpoints for years. Railed against the government for even getting involved in social issues. Now, like many of the rest of em, he's one of the biggest apologists for reproductive care restrictions and reigning in the press...

I'm not sure if it's the hivemind or they just really can't stand a world full of differences they have to endure.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i know 1-2 asian tubers i used to followed like that. one is a sht for brains when turned full maga and anti-vax , he celebrated trump winning but congragulated NEVADAS "ABORTION RIGHTS" STANCE. i was saying in that sub of thier channel, which is it? do you support trump who is probably going to rubber stamp abortion bans or do support anti-abortions? and the other ones slightly more clever, is called liberterians by his fans, but hes so low info like the other dude its embarrassing, and immediately call things woke when it contradicts his rants. also being asians that you are and supporting maga is pretty "disrespectful/disgraceful to asians", i can understand vietnamese for being the way they are with maga, but you being "other asians" which are almost always a butt of a joke when referring to race,and having almost no influence in hollywood, unless you play a asian stereotype, and almost hold no political positions at large state or national level. in general because asians do not like to ruffle the feathers.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The gop, putin, fox, and right wing media has gotten them in such a knot that they cant untie themselves. they almost became selfware with luigi, when MSM dint realized by blasting him 24/7 was actually hurting them.

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