FILE IMAGE - A person waves a rainbow flag during celebrations for Pride month on June 25, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The House is set to vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, a direct confrontation with the Supreme Court, whose conservative majority in overturning Roe v.
Wade abortion access has sparked concerns that other rights enjoyed by countless Americans may be in jeopardy.Tuesday's vote in the House is part political strategy setting up an election-year roll call that will force all lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, to go on the record with their views on the high-profile social issue.
It's also part of the legislative branch asserting its authority, pushing back against an aggressive court that appears intent on revisiting many settled U.S.
laws."As this Court may take aim at other fundamental rights, we cannot sit idly by," Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said in a statement.While the Respect for Marriage Act is expected to pass the House, it is almost certain to stall in the Senate, where most Republicans would surely block it.