Hillary Clinton urges same-sex couples to get married soon as she fears SCOTUS may undo landmark ruling

WASHINGTON, DC: Hillary Clinton is urging same-sex couples to consider tying the knot, sooner rather than later.

In a recent appearance on ‘Raging Moderates’, a podcast hosted by Fox News' Jessica Tarlov, the former Secretary of State warned that the Supreme Court could soon overturn Obergefell v Hodges, the landmark ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Clinton's warning follows a renewed legal push as last month, former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, known for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, formally petitioned the Supreme Court to revisit the case.

While the Respect for Marriage Act, signed by former President Joe Biden in 2022, would still require states to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, a reversal of Obergefell could shift key marriage rights back to the states.

Hillary Clinton says marriage equality might face the same fate as Roe v Wade

During a wide-ranging interview, Hillary Clinton delivered a warning about the future of marriage equality in the US.

She cautioned, "American voters, and to some extent the American media, don’t understand how many years the Republicans have been working in order to get us to this point."

“It took 50 years to overturn Roe v Wade,” Clinton noted, adding that she believes the Supreme Court will take a similar approach with same-sex marriage. “The Supreme Court will hear a case about gay marriage; my prediction is they will do to gay marriage what they did to abortion — they will send it back to the states."

Clinton urged individuals of the LGBTQ community who are in committed relationships to seriously consider getting married now, saying, “Anybody in a committed relationship out there in the LGBTQ community, you ought to consider getting married because I don’t think they’ll undo existing marriages, but I fear they will undo the national right.”

Internet slams Hillary Clinton for saying SCOTUS might overturn Obergefell v Hodges

After Hillary Clinton’s remarks about same-sex marriage surfaced online, many internet users quickly criticized the former Secretary of State. One person sarcastically asked, “Is she psychic?” Another said, “Good marriage is between and man and a woman since Adam and Eve.”

Some users supported the idea of returning the issue to the states. A person noted, “Good! Let states decide! I see no problem with that,” and another added, “What’s wrong with letting the people decide? Isn’t that kinda what democracy etc is all about? The people make the laws?”

Others dismissed Clinton altogether, with one writing, “She is irrelevant relic of the past. It’s time to move on. 🇺🇸,” ending the post with an American flag emoji. Another simply asked, “So what’s wrong with that?”

A few responses expressed mixed feelings. One Instagram user shared, “I love her but hope she’s wrong.”

Will the Supreme Court decide to ban same-sex marriages?

On July 24, Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk, asked the Supreme Court to review the Obergefell v Hodges decision. Davis became known in 2015 when she refused to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Her new request to the Supreme Court comes after a lower court ordered her to pay $100,000 in damages to a gay couple, David Ermold and David Moore, for denying them a license. She wants the Supreme Court to say that the Obergefell decision was wrong.

In her petition, Davis' lawyers from the Liberty Counsel, a far-right legal group, called Obergefell a "mistake that must be corrected."

Their argument mainly focuses on SCOTUS' decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health, which overturned Roe v Wade. They also cite past comments from Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, who have shown interest in revisiting Obergefell.

Davis’ request comes at a time when many people are worried. Today’s conservative-majority Supreme Court often makes big decisions quickly and without full explanation. This process is called the "shadow docket."

Right now, it is unclear if the Supreme Court will even agree to hear her case. That’s because Davis' petition is only partly about Obergefell.

If the Supreme Court ever does overturn Obergefell, the power to decide marriage laws would go back to the states. This would likely mean that 30 states could once again ban same-sex marriage.

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