(CBS DETROIT)Rep. Josh Schriver, a Republican from Michigan, spoke out against same-sex marriage on social media on Monday, stating, “Make gay marriage illegal again.”
The Oxford politician went on to say in an apost on X, “This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme.” Additionally, Schriver posted a little video of Barack Obama, who was president in 2004, stating that marriage “is between a man and woman.” During his time as president in 2012, Obama stated that his views on same-sex marriage had changed and that same-sex couples ought to be allowed to marry.
“America only “accepted” gay marriage after a perverse Supreme Court decision forced it upon her. Schriver wrote in the piece, “America 2124 doesn’t have to be as dysfunctional as America 2024.”
Schriver, who represents portions of Oakland and Macomb counties, was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2022.
Schriver has been reached for comment by CBS News Detroit, which is awaiting a response.
Schriver’s remarks drew criticism from Attorney General Dana Nessel, Michigan’s first openly homosexual statewide official and spouse of Plymouth City Commissioner Alanna Maguire.
“Please explain how your constituents or anybody else would profit from ending my marriage or the hundreds of thousands of other same-sex marriages in America. You have no desire to assist Michiganders. All you want to do is harm the people you despise. On X, Nessel said, “Shame on you.”
Schriver was also slammed Monday by Democratic congressman Jason Morgan of Ann Arbor, who stated, “A fellow representative is saying my marriage to the man I love should be illegal.” This is unquestionably extreme, contentious, and anti-family. I’m not going back to the belief I had growing up that I would never be able to get married.
“Any attempt to restrict gay marriage is wrong,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer told CBS News Detroit. Because no one should be denied a job, forced to leave their home, or prevented from getting married because of who they love, Michigan upheld fundamental rights. I will do all in my power to ensure that Michigan remains a place where everyone can live and work with dignity.
In a 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. It states that same-sex marriages must be performed in every state and that same-sex marriages done in other states must be recognized by the 14th Amendment.
“No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family,” wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy before he was appointed to the position.
U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman declared Michigan’s law prohibiting same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional in March 2014. The state requested Friendman to honor the outcome of an election in 2004 that saw 59% of voters support a constitutional amendment stating that only men and women could get married in Michigan. “But many Michigan residents have religious convictions whose principles govern the conduct of their daily lives and inform their own viewpoints about marriage,” stated Friedman, who was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. However, their opinions cannot deprive other citizens of their legal rights to equal protection.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022, the Obergefell v. Hodges debate resurfaced.According to Justice Clarence Thomas, the ruling to repeal the federal abortion rights law may have a similar effect on other historic issues, such as those involving protection for same-sex marriage.
“In the future, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence and Obergefell,” Thomas wrote at the time.
In an interview with CBS News following the 2024 presidential election, some members of the LGBTQ community expressed worries that they would lose their rights against discrimination under President-elect Trump’s second term and questioned whether the 2015 verdict would be remanded to the states.
Schriver told The Detroit News that the Supreme Court had the authority to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges and reiterated the idea.
The Republican legislator is accustomed to receiving backlash following a social media post.
After writing about the racist “great replacement” theory—which holds that white people are being replaced by immigrants, interracial couples, and low birth rates—he lost his staff and committee assignment in February 2024.
In a post on X, Schriver displayed a map of the planet with black figures on most of the land and white figures on a minor piece, which included parts of northern Europe, Canada, the United States, and Australia. The words “The great replacement!” were displayed above the map photo.
Schriver shared the picture again and included an emoji in the text, which showed a graph with a line that represented a drop in data.
Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist were among the state leaders who denounced Schriver’s article regarding the “great replacement” theory.
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