Ted Cruz says Supreme Court docket was 'clearly mistaken' in 2015 homosexual marriage choice

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized the Supreme Court docket's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which made same-sex marriage authorized nationwide, saying it was "clearly mistaken when it was determined."

In a current episode of his podcast, Cruz argued the ruling is susceptible within the wake of the Supreme Court docket overruling Roe v. Wade within the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Ladies's Well being Group final month.

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“Obergefell, like Roe v. Wade, ignored two centuries of our nation’s historical past,” Cruz mentioned in a clip from his podcast Verdict with Ted Cruz. “Marriage was all the time a difficulty that was left to the states. We noticed states earlier than Obergefell — some states have been transferring to permit homosexual marriage, different states have been transferring to permit civil partnerships. There have been completely different requirements that the states have been adopting.”

Cruz argued the courtroom overstepped its authority in making same-sex marriage authorized nationwide with the choice, just like how Roe made abortion authorized nationwide.

“The way in which the Structure arrange so that you can advance that place is, 'Persuade your fellow residents' — that if you happen to succeeded in convincing your fellow residents, then your state would change the legal guidelines to mirror these views," Cruz mentioned. "In Obergefell, the courtroom mentioned, 'Now, we all know higher than you guys do, and now, each state should — should sanction and allow homosexual marriage.' I feel that call was clearly mistaken when it was determined. It was the courtroom overreaching,” Cruz mentioned.

Within the Dobbs choice, Justice Samuel Alito wrote within the majority opinion that Roe and abortion have been a separate situation from different proper to privateness instances and the choice shouldn't be seen because the courtroom threatening different precedents unrelated to abortion.

Nonetheless, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion, arguing the courtroom ought to "right the error" of rulings that defend same-sex marriage and contraception entry.