Biden Warns of 'Dangerous Path' as Clarence Thomas Eyes Gay Marriage
Joe Biden on Friday condemned the ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that overturns Roe v. Wade while he also criticized comments Justice Clarence Thomas made in his concurring opinion about LGBTQ+ marriage.The president delivered remarks to the nation hours after the court's decision was announced.
He decried the ruling, saying it will harm "so many more rights that we've come to take for granted, that are ingrained in the fabric of this country," such as the "right to marry the person you love.""Justice Thomas said as much today.
He explicitly called to reconsider the right of marriage equality [and] the right of couples to make their choices on contraception," Biden said, adding that the court is taking the country on an "extreme and dangerous path."The Supreme Court's Friday decision overturns the 1973 ruling on Roe, which protected women who seek an abortion "without undue restrictive interference from the government," guaranteed under the 14th Amendment.
Thomas issued a concurring opinion with the decision to overturn Roe that referenced two previous Supreme Court rulings. One of those decisions established that criminal penalties for sodomy or private sexual acts between consenting adults are unconstitutional.
