Ted Cruz says he will vote against marriage equality bill

Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) says he will vote against the Respect for Marriage act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage into federal law, on the basis of so-called “religious liberties.”

“This bill without a religious liberty protection would have massive consequences across our country, weaponizing the Biden administration to go and target universities, K-12 schools, social service organizations, churches and strip them all of their tax-exempt status,” Cruz claimed earlier this week on his podcast Verdict.

The Respect for Marriage Act, which was passed in the House in July with the support of 47 Republicans, is intended to enshrine the rights to same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law. It follows the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Roe v. Wade and Justice Clarence Thomas’s call for the court to reconsider Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 court decision that legalized marriage equality nationwide.

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