For many prominent Republicans, the debate over marriage equality is far from over. - MaddowBlog
, are not seriously at risk.
And yet, for all the assumptions about the stability of the status quo, some prominent GOP voices continue to make highly provocative comments, each of which serves as a reminder that for many Republicans, these debates are not yet over. NBC NewsSen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Saturday that the Supreme Court was “clearly wrong” and “overreaching” when it legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in 2015....
It’s worth emphasizing that the Texas senator did not explicitly say that he wants to legally prohibit same-sex couples from getting married. Rather, Cruz seemed to suggest he that preferred a system in which states had the opportunity to prohibit same-sex couples from getting married.What’s more, Cruz isn’t alone. It was, after all, just last month when Justice Clarence Thomas
in which he said the marriage equality ruling, among others, was “demonstrably erroneous” and should be “reconsidered.”, among other things, “We affirm God’s biblical design for marriage and sexual behavior between one biological man and one biological woman.... We oppose homosexual marriage, regardless of state of origin.”
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