Telecom News Hubb
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Telecom
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Telecom
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
Telecom News Hubb
No Result
View All Result
Home Telecom

Republican Senators Same-Sex Marriage Vote Angers Far-Right

admin by admin
November 17, 2022
in Telecom


On Wednesday, a bill to codify same-sex marriage cleared a key hurdle in the Senate. Twelve Republicans joined Democrats to overcome the filibuster and advance the Respect for Marriage Act, which would provide federal protections for same-sex marriage.

The move is partly based on fears that the conservative supermajority on the United States Supreme Court will overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, its 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide. It’s also motivated by concerns that the incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives would vote against the bill.

The far-right is outraged at the Senate Republicans who voted to advance legislation to maintain gay marriage as the law of the land. Many mainstream conservatives also oppose the bill, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

The vast majority of Republican senators voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.

Prior to the vote, Ben Shapiro said that senators who support gay marriage should leave the Republican Party and don’t belong in government at all. Shapiro also referenced incest and pedophilia in his meandering monologue.

Although he has a law degree and presumably is aware that getting married conveys hundreds of legal rights to each spouse, in Shapiro’s view, the sole purpose of marriage is to procreate.

Fresh off a midterm debacle where voters rejected MAGA Republicans for being too extreme, the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro demands that Republican Senators vote down a compromise bill to protect gay marriage, falsely claiming it would open the door to adult-child marriages. pic.twitter.com/CEbODUTQHL

— Ari Drennen 🏹 (@AriDrennen) November 15, 2022

Conservative commentator @RedEaglePatriot complained to its 50,000 Twitter followers about Republicans voting with Democrats to ensure that the nation’s roughly 1 million same-sex households can access the same rights as heterosexuals.

“The GOP proving once again how they don’t stand for literally anything,” @RedEaglePatriot added.

People in the comments alleged that the Overton Window—the range of acceptable ideas in society—had “shifted left” and that the “slippery slope continues.”

Unsurprisingly, much of the online discourse is homophobic.

Some extremists used slurs and falsely equated homosexuality with pedophilia, referencing the groomer slur that right-wing homophobic influencers have been pushing online for months.

“[They] put the homosexual perverts ahead of you and your family and for that there can be no forgiveness,” a Gab user wrote of the “Republican traitors.”

Posts circulating on far-right Telegram channels list the 12 Republican senators who voted to preserve same-sex marriage rights. Reactions to these posts are overwhelmingly negative.

Many invoked Biblical passages—the cities Sodom and Gomorrah that were supposedly destroyed for being wicked is a popular reference—and called the senators RINOs, or “Republicans in name only.”

“All of these RINOs need to go to Gitmo,” wrote one user, referring to the Guantanamo Bay prison that QAnon conspiracy types obsess over.

Backlash to the vote and the fact that 37 Republican senators voted against it arguably underscores how increasingly fringe mainstream conservatism has become. Last year, a Gallup poll found that a record high of 70% of Americans support gay marriage, including 55% of Republicans.

The Defense of Marriage Act must still pass the Senate and the House. President Joe Biden has clearly signaled his intention to sign the bill if it passes.

web_crawlr

We crawl the web so you don’t have to.

Sign up for the Daily Dot newsletter to get the best and worst of the internet in your inbox every day.

*First Published: Nov 17, 2022, 11:07 am CST

Claire Goforth

Claire Goforth is a staff writer at the Daily Dot covering all things politics and technology with a focus on the far right and conspiracy theories.


Claire Goforth





Source link

Previous Post

Ofcom once more positions itself to meddle with online news gatekeepers

Next Post

45th ICPC World Finals ends on a high note, with MIT winning championship, closely followed by Peking University

Next Post

45th ICPC World Finals ends on a high note, with MIT winning championship, closely followed by Peking University

Recommended

Why Gigabit Britain needs WiFi 6

November 7, 2022

Orange celebrates 2022 financials and outlines masterplan for the future

February 19, 2023

O2 Telefónica achieves carrier aggregation breakthrough

December 12, 2022

Red Rooster Worker Fired After Admitting to Stealing in a TikTok

February 6, 2023

Vodafone teams up with WWF on phone recycling scheme

November 22, 2022

Don't miss it

News

Today’s the last day to switch away from Twitter’s SMS 2FA method

March 20, 2023
News

Huawei FDD Beamforming Series Win GSMA GLOMO’s ‘Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough’ Award

March 19, 2023
Telecom

Woman Catches Date Talking To Girl Rated ‘7/10 BJ’ in His Phone

March 19, 2023
News

Maybe it’s because you’re a Londoner that 5G’s not much faster

March 19, 2023
News

Rogers launches 5G challenge to develop apps for mining industry

March 19, 2023
News

Carahsoft Technology Corp Announced AECOM Partnership

March 19, 2023

Telecomm-white

© 2022 Telecomm News Hubb All rights reserved.

Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement unless specified. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • News
  • Telecom
  • Contact us

Newsletter Sign Up

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Telecom
  • Contact us

© 2022 Telecomm News Hubb All rights reserved.