Joined by 47 Republicans, House Democrats codify gay marriage in legislation

With one Supreme Court justice openly targeting Obergefell, the 2015 ruling that Federally guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage, the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday codified it as national law by passing the Respect for Marriage Act. The vote was 267-157, with 47 Republicans joining the Democratsan unusually lopsided outcome, but one that nonetheless shows most House Republicans going on the record against gay marriage. — Read the rest