Polygamy Seen as Possibility Under House-Passed Respect for Marriage Bill
House Democrats\u2014with the assistance of 47 Republicans\u2014on July 19 passed the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill would federally recognize any marriage if it is legally performed in any of the 50 states, and would allow the attorney general to file civil action lawsuits against states that refuse to recognize marriages from other states.\nThe bill, which would formally repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, now goes to the Senate, where it will require 60 votes to overcome a likely filibuster.\nWhile recent polling data suggests that Americans overall are more in favor of gay marriage than generations prior, Heritage Foundation research assistant Jared Eckert warns that the House-passed bill could have dire consequences if passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden.\n\u201cIf one state\u2014just one state\u2014recognizes polygamy as a legitimate marriage or legal marriage, then basically, the federal government has to do that,\u201d says Eckert.\nEckert joins the show today to discuss that and other possible unintended consequences of the Respect for Marriage Act, and what states can do to ensure their rights aren\u2019t trampled on.\nWe also cover these stories\n\nBiden is reported to be \u201con the mend\u201d from COVID-19, even as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he has contracted the virus.\n\nSen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., proposes raising the mandatory age for commercial pilots to retire from 65 to 67 years old.\n\nNew polling data suggests 2 in 3 Americans favor term limits for Supreme Court justices.\n\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.