LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – One Michigan lawmaker introduced a resolution that would reverse the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage, and it is being met with pushback within his own party.
House Resolution 28.
Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) said House Resolution 28 condemns the Obergefell v Hodges that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. The U.S. Supreme Court cited the 14th Amendment as the basis for its decision.
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“The American legal tradition based on natural law, the will of the people and constitutional originalism upholds marriage as a union between a man and a woman,” Schriver said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. “Any deviation from this definition undermines the legal and moral foundation of this republic.”
The resolution sparks obvious pushback.
Schriver first proposed the resolution in December 2024 but a lot of legislation stalled under the Democratic majority’s inability to hold sessions during the waning days of their lame duck term.
Democratic representatives and LGBTQ+ advocates pushed back against Rep. Schriver’s resolution. State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), who is gay, spoke after Rep. Schriver’s press conference. “These marriages have been the law of the land for ten years,” Sen. Moss said. “I don’t think people in Michigan are going to stand for it.”
Not all Republicans are in lock-step with Schriver’s proposal.
Some within Rep. Schriver’s own party are not on board with this resolution. Rep. Donni Steele (R-Orion Township) released a statement about Schriver’s resolution, saying the GOP’s focus should not be on alienating the people of Michigan.
“The people sent us here to fix the roads and improve our schools,” Rep. Steele said. “I want to be a part of a Republican party that is focused on the issues that matter most to all people. We all drive the same roads, shop at the same stores, and visit the same restaurants – we should be focused on improving peoples’ lives, not driving people further apart.”
Is a resolution binding?
According to Michigan’s legislative website, “Resolutions are used to urge state agencies or the Congress to take certain actions; to formally approve certain plans of government agencies; to conduct certain legislative business; or to establish study committees to examine issues.”
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House Resolution 28 has been referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Resolutions need approval from a two-thirds majority in Michigan’s House and Senate.
