FRC: Iowa May Get SCOTUS To Overturn Obergefell

Via email from the Family Research Council:

The political battle to defend natural marriage is far from over in the nation’s heartland, as Iowa legislators have introduced two bills that would expunge same-sex marriage from state law and declare a national law redefining marriage “null and void.”

The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Brad Sherman (R) felt moved to introduce the bill based on history, law, and the Bible itself.

“The definition of marriage was defined as being between male and female for 5,000 years of world history. Marriage has been defined as a model of Christ and the church for 2000 years (see Ephesians 5:31-32),” he wrote to constituents.

Lower courts would typically have to issue conflicting rulings on the issue of same-sex marriage, and justices would have to agree to take the case, before it would come before the high court.

The constitutionalist-leaning Supreme Court would then have the opportunity to reverse this precedent, which bars U.S. citizens from having a democratic voice on the policy.

Iowa Republicans just introduced a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and make the newly-enacted Respect for Marriage Act “null and void.” https://t.co/wxeRMt042F

— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 4, 2023