Sign of the times.
Every House Democrat voted for Rep. Nadler’s Respect for Marriage Act, which eliminates the Defense of Marriage Act.
The Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law by Bill Clinton in the 90s, passed the House with overwhelming support, from 224 Republicans and 118 Democrats.
This time around, the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act passed 267 to 157 with 47 Republicans joining the party. The Nadler bill actively goes after more traditional states with the language stating that, “The bill also repeals and replaces provisions that do not require states to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.”
This has some potential problematic implications down the road.
Some of the GOP names are no surprise, like Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Rep. Liz Cheney, they’re both funded by Democrats at this point, so is Rep. Elise Stefanik, a RINO who underwent a very unconvincing conservative makeover and focuses on a few populist points while ignoring the rest.
Most of the GOP New York and California delegations voted for it, so did much of the Florida one, but also so did much of the Utah one.
Times have certainly changed, but it’s worth considering what a GOP vote on any number of social issues, including transgender ones, will look like 25 years hence.
The full list runs as follows
Rep. Kelly Armstrong – North Dakota
Rep. Don Bacon – Nebraska
Rep. Cliff Bents
Rep. Ken Calvert – California
Rep. Kat Cammack – Florida
Rep. Mike Carey – Ohio
Rep. Liz Cheney
Rep. John Curtis – Utah
Rep. Rodney Davis – Illinois
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart – Florida
Rep. Tom Emmet – Minnesota
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick – Pennsylvania
Rep. Andrew Garbarino – New York
Rep. Mike Garcia – California
Rep. Carlos Gimenez – Florida
Rep. Tony Gonzalez – Texas
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez – Ohio
Rep. Hinson – Iowa
Rep. Darrell Issa – California
Rep. Chris Jacobs – New York
Rep. David Joyce – Ohio
Rep. Katko – New York
Rep. Kinzinger – Illinois
Rep. Nancy Mace – South Carolina
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis – New York
Rep. Brian Mast – Florida
Rep. Peter Meijer – Michigan
Rep. Daniel Meuser – Pennsylvania
Rep. M. Miller-Meeks – Iowa
Rep. Blake Moore – Utah
Rep. Dan Newhouse – Washington
Rep. Jay Obernolte – California
Rep. Burgess Owens – Utah
Rep. Scott Perry – Pennsylvania
Rep. Tom Rice – South Carolina
Rep. Maria Salazar – Florida
Rep. Michael Simpson – Idaho
Rep. Elise Stefanik – New York
Rep. Bryan Steil – Wisconsin
Rep. Chris Stewart – Utah
Rep. Michael Turner – Ohio
Rep. Fred Upton – Michigan
Rep. David Valadao – California
Rep. Jefferson Van Drew – New Jersey
Rep. Ann Wagner – Missouri
Rep. Lee Zeldin – New York
Rep. Michael Waltz – Florida
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