Explaining the Respect for Marriage Act: What it Does and Why It's Necessary
Channel: That's All I Have To Say About That
Date: 2022-12-13

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With the Supreme Court revisiting previous decisions, congress has decided to take pen to paper to start codifying rights that previously only existed implicitly. More specifically, the Respect for Marriage Act is an important piece of legislation that aims to ensure that all marriages, regardless of the gender of the partners, are recognized and respected by the federal government. This act is necessary because, currently, federal law only recognizes marriages between a man and a woman, leaving same-sex couples without the same rights and benefits as their heterosexual counterparts. The Respect for Marriage Act would change this by repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.