Committee sends resolution to repeal same sex marriage

Protesters walked out of an Idaho committee hearing on same-sex marriage. Here’s why
A Wednesday morning hearing turned into a two-hour debate about Christian scripture, morality, tax benefits, states’ rights, and the implications of forbidding same-sex couples from marrying — a right that they have had in Idaho for more than a decade.
Committee sends resolution to repeal same sex marriage to House floor
The House State Affairs Committee overwhelmingly passed a resolution asking the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 Obergefell vs. Hodges decision, which gave same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide.
Memorial targeting same-sex marriage in Idaho heads to House floor after passing committee
A legislative petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage is heading to the Idaho House floor. After nearly two hours of testimony, House Joint Memorial 1 passed the Idaho House State Affairs Committee in a 13-2 vote on Wednesday,
Proposal asking supreme court to revisit same sex marriage advances to Idaho House floor
Testimony on House J. Representative Heather Scott, who presented the proposal, argued that the federal government should not make decisions for states, and the
After emotional hearing, Idaho committee advances resolution to overturn gay marriage
Idaho lawmakers have advanced a resolution rejecting the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling to nationally legalize same-sex marriage.
Controversial proposal to challenge same-sex marriage moves to Idaho House floor
"Rights are unalienable and they come from God and they don't come from government," Scott said in part. "...I don't think marriage is a fundamental right."
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Idaho Republican legislators hear testimony on same-sex marriage but don’t listen | Opinion
An overwhelming majority of people from Idaho testified against resolution, but legislators listened to out-of-state special interest groups instead. | Opinion
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