The North Dakota Senate voted 16-31 to reject a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its landmark 2015 ruling on marriage equality, Obergefell v. Hodges. The resolution had previously passed the House but faced quick dismissal in the Senate after minimal debate. Democratic Senator Josh Boschee emphasized the impact on LGBTQ+ individuals in North Dakota. Despite the recent push to challenge marriage equality, protections remain under the Respect for Marriage Act, which safeguards these rights nationally, even if Obergefell were to be overturned. Similar resolutions are emerging in other states, showcasing ongoing debates around this issue.
When the conservative Supreme Court majority created by Donald Trump overturned the national right to abortion in 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his concurring opinion that the court should also revisit and overrule decisions that prevent state restrictions on contraception, marriage equality, sodomy, and other private consensual sex acts, calling the rulings 'demonstrably erroneous.'
I understand that this puts us all in a tough spot, but I ask you to think about who's put in the toughest position with this resolution: the people of North Dakota who are the subject of the resolution ... the gay and lesbian North Dakotans who did not ask to be the subject of this conversation, but the conversation was brought to us,
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