Ted Cruz: remarks come only weeks after Dobbs in Jackson Women's

Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, criticized the Supreme Court's 2015 landmark Obergefell-v. Hodges decision,

calling it "clearly wrong" as well as accusing the court of "overreaching." Ted Cruz's remarks come only weeks

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after Dobbs in Jackson Women's Health, the Supreme Court's ruling that invalidated the constitutional right to

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abortion as guaranteed by Roe v. Wade. Justice Clarence Thomas, the most senior conservative justice on the high

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court, concurred in that ruling and said that the court should "reconsider" previous rulings, including Obergefell.

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Obergefell, just like Roe V. Wade, ignored two hundred years of our nation’s history," Cruz stated in a Saturday

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clip from his podcast, which he posted to his YouTube channel. "Marriage was never an issue that was left to states.

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He continued, "We saw states prior to Obergefell. Some states were moving towards gay marriage, while

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other states were moving toward civil partnerships." "The standards adopted by the states were varied.

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Cruz said that even if the Obergefell ruling had not been made, the Democratic process would have continued.

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If you believe gay marriage is a good idea, then the Constitution allows you to convince your fellow citizens.

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