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re: Respect for Marriage Act passed by Senate. Goes to House for final vote.

Posted on 11/30/22 at 5:24 am to
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 5:24 am to
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§ 1738C. Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof

(a) In General.—No person acting under color of State law may deny—

(1) full faith and credit to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State pertaining to a marriage between 2 individuals, on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals; or

(2) a right or claim arising from such a marriage on the basis that such marriage would not be recognized under the law of that State on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:22 am to
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§ 1738C. Certain acts, records, and proceedings and the effect thereof

(a) In General.—No person acting under color of State law may deny—

(1) full faith and credit to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State pertaining to a marriage between 2 individuals, on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals; or

(2) a right or claim arising from such a marriage on the basis that such marriage would not be recognized under the law of that State on the basis of the sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals.
God forbid that we look at the actual language of the legislation, when arguing about what the legislation does.
Posted by thatdude
S. Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
222 posts
Posted on 11/30/22 at 8:30 am to
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It doesn't force states to issue "marriage" licenses and simply requires them to recognize "marriage" licenses issued in other states.


The marriages may be performed elsewhere but all states are forced to recognize same sex marriage. What about states rights?
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