Peter Meijer tweeted the following:
"Without this, the (unlikely) overturning of Loving or Obergefell would cause chaos in some states, as interracial/same sex marriages that were previously recognized would no longer be recognized by state govts. We voted to avoid that tonight. (3/3)"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Peter Meijer:
"It says that any marriage between two individuals (regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin) that is performed in one state has to be recognized by state officials in another. No compulsion of non-state officials or changes to current religious protections. (2/3)"Read on Twitter
"While I do not believe either Loving v Virginia or Obergefell v Hodges will be overturned, the Supreme Court has asked Congress to do its job and tonight we did just that with the Respect for Marriage Act, which I voted in favor of. The bill is pretty straight forward (1/3)"Read on Twitter
"The emergency powers of the President are sweeping and dont require Congress approval. My bipartisan National Security Reforms & Accountability Act of 2021 (NSRAA) re-establishes Congress role by requiring congressional approval of a declared emergency within 30 days. (1/2) twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/st"Read on Twitter
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