White House warns ‘extremist conservatives’ won’t give up after new marriage law
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The White House lashed out Tuesday at “extremist conservatives” who might try to take away fundamental rights even as President Joe Biden prepared to sign the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked by a reporter if the law, which protects same-sex and interracial marriage, settles the issue for good in America or if there is still concern that figures such as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas might try to curtail marriage rights.
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“This is an important civil rights accomplishment that was achieved in a bicameral and bipartisan way,” Jean-Pierre said. “When the president signs it today, it will build on generations of civil rights advocacy that brought us to this historic moment.”
Biden signed the bill into law later in the afternoon.
But the Respect for Marriage Act addresses an issue at the center of the political attacks Democrats aimed at the Supreme Court and Republicans before last month’s midterm elections, possibly undermining their ability to use the same strategy during the 2024 cycle.
Jean-Pierre continued those attacks by decrying those who oppose the bill.
“It is also true that there are extremist conservatives who appear bent on taking away fundamental rights, including marriage equality,” she said. “There are legal attacks on marriage equality that will continue to persist. There is absolutely more work to be done for the LGBTQI+ community.”
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Jean-Pierre also called for the passage of the Equality Act before moving on to the next question.
“But we cannot ignore how important today is, how important this moment is in how it actually builds on all the work that has been done across the past couple of decades,” she said.
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