Marissa Payne reports:
An Iowa Republican state senator has introduced a largely symbolic measure calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to end the constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, introduced by Sen. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, asks the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark federal case that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. \
"Since court rulings are not laws and only legislatures elected by the people may pass laws, Obergefell is an illegitimate overreach," the resolution states. Resolutions are a formal expression of a legislative chamber's opinion but lack the force of a bill.
And with time running out as lawmakers race to pass a budget and adjourn the session in the coming days, it's unclear whether leadership would bring Salmon's proposal to a floor vote.
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