Last Updated on September 9, 2022
A prominent Republican Senator reenergized supporters by reversing his take on the Respect for Marriage Act, which seeks to codify homosexual marriage into law.
After the House of Representatives passed the bill last month, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said that there would be “no reason to oppose” it should the proposed legislation be brought to the Senate for a vote.
Johnson and other Republican Senators had infuriated the Republican party base due to weak stances surrounding the bill.
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The controversy came after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his opinion that the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling which established same-sex marriage across the country, should be reevaluated.
Democrats and Liberal mainstream media rushed to attack Republican Senators with anti-gay marriage morals or viewpoints after the bill began heading to the Senate.
With 50 Democrat Senators voicing their support for the bill, it will only take 10 Republicans to vote in favor of the proposed legislation for it to become law.
Sen. Johnson changed his opinion on the bill earlier this week, calling it “completely unnecessary.”
Johnson suggested the Democrats are pushing this kind of bill to help their midterm election chances.
“This is just Democrats opening up a wound that had really healed,” the Republican Senator told WISN.
Sen. Johnson said the media “hounded” him for statements and comments on the bill, which led to his original press release, “just to get ’em off my backs.”
While Johnson echoed Justice Thomas’ opinion that Obergefell “was wrongly decided”, the Wisconsin Republican said the Supreme Court will “never” overturn it.
Johnson is facing Democrat Mandela Barnes in the upcoming election. An August poll led by Marquette University Law School suggests Johnson is trailing by 7 points.
Stay tuned to National File for any updates.
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