A Michigan lawmaker introduced a resolution and implored the Supreme Court to ban same sex marriage, a move that garnered strong condemnation from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI).
Republican State Rep. Josh Schriver announced during a press conference his resolution, which would declare that “the Michigan House of Representatives reaffirms the definition of marriage as put forth by the Michigan voters and enshrined in our Constitution: a union between one man and one woman.”
Whitmer took to social media to condemn the resolution.
“Here’s my response to that: Hell no,” Whitmer said.
The resolution started out with 12 co-sponsors but has since dropped to six.
Schriver is seeking to challenge the Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same sex marriage nationwide. Schriver called the Supreme Court’s ruling anti-Christian and anti-family.
“Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court redefined the sacred institution of marriage,” Schriver said. “This blunder compromised the mother, father, and child family unit. This decision deprived children of the fundamental right to be raised by a mother and a father.”
Other states such as Idaho, Iowa, and Montana have introduced similar measures.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his concurring opinion for the 2022 court decision overturning Roe v. Wade that this decision should allow the court to reconsider other historic rulings, such as Obergefell v. Hodges.
“We cannot afford to be complacent, just as Clarence Thomas has already called to reconsider marriage equality,” openly gay Democratic state Rep. Jason Morgan said in a press conference. “We know the threat is real, and we must act to protect the rights of all Michiganders.”
Meanwhile, Republican House Speaker Matt Hall said the bill would not survive out of committee.
“I would say a lot of Republicans disagree with Rep. Schriver on the issue, and so what we’re trying to do is focus on issues that unify our caucus and bring people together, and those are the issues that we’re moving forward and putting on our agenda,” Hall said.
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Schriver did not take questions at his press conference, but the state’s first openly gay senator, Jeremy Moss, took the opportunity to slam the resolution.
“I think that people respect their LGBTQ neighbors, their LGBTQ family members. These marriages have been the law of the land for 10 years,” said Moss. “This is just another hateful and harmful attack against the LGBTQ community and I don’t think people in Michigan are going to stand for it.”
