Michigan’s first out gay state senator snubbed a Republican politician who was laying out his plan to denounce same-sex marriage at a press conference on Tuesday before taking the microphone.
The day before on X, Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) and 12 other GOP cosponsors had declared his intention to present a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. However, by Tuesday afternoon, Schriver reported that the number had dropped to six supporters, and a fellow Republican who serves as Speaker of the House of Michigan stated that the resolution would not pass out of committee: legislative language meaning dead on arrival.
When Schriver declined to answer questions during his own news conference in Lansing on the resolution, Jeremy Moss, the first openly homosexual state senator from Michigan, stood up to address reporters. The motion is ridiculous and obviously unpopular with Michigan residents who accept the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which guaranteed same-sex couples’ fundamental right to marry.
People, in my opinion, respect their LGBTQ family members and neighbors. Moss (D-Southfield), elected to Michigan’s state legislature in 2014, stated that these marriages have been the norm for ten years. This is just another attack on the LGBTQ community that is hurtful and bigoted, and I don’t think Michigan residents will tolerate it.
At the beginning of his press conference, however, Schriver insisted that his resolution has support in Michigan, adding without providing any proof that same-sex marriage has harmed Michigan’s family structures.
According to Schriver, marriage is upheld as a union between a man and a woman in the American legal system, which is founded on natural law, popular will, and constitutional originalism. Any departure from this concept compromises our republic’s moral and legal basis.
In 2022, when the constitutional right to an abortion was overturned, Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court argued in a concurring opinion that the country’s highest court should also review other historical rulings, such as the right to same-sex marriages, raising doubts about Obergefell’s tenacity.
At his own press conference on Tuesday, House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) stated that the House Republican Caucus is divided on the subject of same-sex marriage and that Schriver’s resolution will not be moving from the committee to the floor for a vote.
We’re trying to focus on matters that bring people together and unite our caucus, and those are the items that we’re moving ahead and putting on our agenda because, as I would say, many Republicans disagree with Rep. Schriver on the matter, Hall said.These concerns include fixing Michigan’s roads without increasing taxes and enhancing the state’s educational system.
Michiganders care about affordable groceries, health care, and a safe place to live, not about abolishing marriage equality. at a press conference earlier Tuesday, Rep. Mike McFall (D-Hazel Park) stated. McFall stated that Democrats are prepared to tackle these pressing concerns for Michigan citizens, assisting working families and prosperous communities to strengthen the state. He was joined by the majority of the Michigan House Democratic Caucus.
The news conference, held by married gay men McFall and State Representative Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor), blasted Schriver’s resolution and any future attempts to revoke rights for LGBTQ Michiganders.
Morgan claimed that the fact that Schriver’s resolution is headed in the wrong direction and would not have the authority to alter the law if it were passed is irrelevant. It takes time and energy away from assisting Michigan families and is a foolish diversion from the real problems that Michiganders confront.
We must do the same because hate has a long-term plan. “This is a long-term attempt to try and overturn our rights, even though it may be a resolution today,” Morgan added. Therefore, we will continue to struggle to defend these rights and the people who support them, regardless of whether they are overturned today or tomorrow.
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