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Trump will make gay marriage federal law if SCOTUS overturns Obergefell

Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:20 pm
Posted by Dex Morgan
Member since Nov 2022
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Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:20 pm
Trump doesn't hate gay people and has said multiple times that he supports their right to marriage. He has gay people in this administration. It's not going anywhere and he certainly isn't going to let the issue railroad the midterms. The only hilarious part will be if Democrats vote against enacting it just to try and spite Trump.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27488 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:22 pm to
I don’t disagree that Trump would sign a bill if it came across his desk to legalize it, but he can’t unilaterally make it law as you suggest. Congress would have to act. Which is how it should have been gone about in the beginning
Posted by MMauler
Primary This RINO Traitor
Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:22 pm to
No he won’t. Just like abortion, it’s something that belongs in the states.
Posted by Dex Morgan
Member since Nov 2022
3065 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:24 pm to
The president can most certainly instruct Congress to take action. And no one can apply pressure like Trump.
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
12419 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:24 pm to
I didn’t like that decision, and thought that Justice Kennedy really tarnished his legacy. But there’s no way to get this toothpaste back in the tube. It’s done.
Posted by lake chuck fan
Vinton
Member since Aug 2011
20938 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:25 pm to
There should be some legal difference between marriage and a "union" between two people. Marriage is the norm and involves a man and a woman.
A relationship, union, or partnership (whatever) between anything other than a man and a woman is not 5he same as marriage.
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
27897 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:25 pm to
This is a loser for the GOP.

Tens of millions of gay, republican voters in America.
Posted by Fat Bastard
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Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:25 pm to
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No he won’t. Just like abortion, it’s something that belongs in the states.


agreed
Posted by Dex Morgan
Member since Nov 2022
3065 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:26 pm to
Or just leave marriage to the church.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
90839 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:26 pm to
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The only hilarious part will be if Democrats vote against enacting it just to try and spite Trump.



they 100% will. they'll find a 'hook' to hate it.

Trump made dems:
- hate taxing rich people/corporations (tariffs)
- hate locking up violent criminals
- hate the one person on the planet who actually has a profitable EV ecosystem to 'save' mother earth
- hate a law making gay marriage legal



it really is amazing to watch
This post was edited on 8/12/25 at 4:28 pm
Posted by 5WFSHR
Montgomery, AL
Member since Apr 2024
2619 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:27 pm to
Gay marriage
Socialist democrat

Who cares
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:28 pm to
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No he won’t. Just like abortion, it’s something that belongs in the states.
It depends on the ruling. Clearly there are interstate ramifications. It's a bit like Loving vs VA. A couple married in one state cannot be declared "unmarried" when they move to another.
Posted by Fat Bastard
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Member since Mar 2009
87310 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:28 pm to
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Tens of millions of gay, republican voters in America.


riiiiiiiiiiiiight

dude only half fthe fricking populace votes

so outta 165 million we have 20 or 30 or 40 million FIGS? who vote GOP?



Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
111853 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:28 pm to
1) it won't happen
2) if it does, it will be similar to Dobbs - a state issue
3) a federal law likely would not pass constitutional muster
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
51517 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:32 pm to
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No he won’t. Just like abortion, it’s something that belongs in the states.

Of course it should, but the OP is right, Trump will sign it, and congress will pass it because it would be political suicide not to. Ironically, the latest percentage of Americans who support gay marriage? 69%. Trump and the Republicans aren’t as stupid as the Democrats who would charge that windmill.
Posted by RohanGonzales
Member since Apr 2024
7621 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:35 pm to
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Tens of millions of gay, republican voters in America.


bullshite

There are maybe 120 million GOP voters makes.

"Rens" is plural, so there is no way 1/6 or more of them are gay.

God damn this fricking board is infested with morons.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38901 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:35 pm to
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The president can most certainly instruct Congress to take action. And no one can apply pressure like Trump.


Yeah, he's going to go out of his way to piss off his base more for an issue he's lukewarm about.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27488 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:35 pm to
I mostly agree with you but I don’t think it’s as cut and dry as you make it sound. I agree with the OP Trump supports gay marriage, but republican support for it has dropped to 39% down from 55% in 2022.
Posted by Turbeauxdog
Member since Aug 2004
24056 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:36 pm to
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Trump doesn't hate gay people


Who does? And what does that have to do with the constitution?
Posted by Dex Morgan
Member since Nov 2022
3065 posts
Posted on 8/12/25 at 4:38 pm to
It was more than just his "base" that voted for him. And it's about not turning out your opponent in record numbers for the midterms. Trump will immediately take the wind out of their sails if Obergefell is overturned. And you can thank a gay man (Pressler) for helping get Trump reelected.
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