Senator Lindsey Graham wants states to decide same-sex marriage laws
United States senator Lindsey Graham argued for the end of federal protections on same-sex marriage rights in a recent debate.
Graham, a Republican, who is the senator for South Carolina, appeared alongside Democrat Richard Blumenthal. The 67-year-old made it clear that the conservative majority in the Supreme Court would allow them to overturn vital legislation.
This includes Obergefell vs Hodges, which nullified state laws banning same-sex marriage. This took place during the Obama administration.
The senator was asked directly by CNN’s Dana Bash if the law should be overturned. “Well, that would be up to the Court,” he responded, before adding: “I think states should decide the issue of marriage.” Bash followed up and asked how many laws this would apply to, citing Loving vs Virgina, which made interracial marriage a federally protected right in the United States.
