Compare TN HB 1412 (2016) and TN SB 1282 (2019)
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- TN HB 1412 (2016) · Tennessee · 2016 · Failed
- TN SB 1282 (2019) · Tennessee · 2019 · Failed
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| TN HB 1412 (2016) | TN SB 1282 (2019) |
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| BILL 1412 By Pody AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act | BILL 1282 By Pody AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to the "Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act |
| WHEREAS, The Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 18, states the following: The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman, is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If another state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for persons to marry and if such marriage is prohibited in this state by the provisions of this section, then the marri… | WHEREAS, The Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 18, states the following: "The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman, is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If another state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for persons to marry and if such marriage is prohibited in this state by the provisions of this section, then the marr… |
| that the Constitution and its Amendments neglect to mention;” Id. at *42 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and HB1412 007949 -2- WHEREAS, the Obergefell opinion is “an opinion lacking even a thin veneer of law,” Id. at *43 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, the Obergefell opinion “is a naked judicial claim to legislative—indeed, super-legislative—power; a claim fundamentally at odds with our system of government;” Id. at *43 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, a mere two years prior to Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court stated that “regulation of domestic relations” is “an area that has long been regarded as a virtually exclusive province of the States,” United States v. Windsor, 133 S.… | that the Constitution and its Amendments neglect to mention;" Id. at *42 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and SB1282 001272 -2- WHEREAS, the Obergefell opinion is "an opinion lacking even a thin veneer of law," Id. at *43 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, the Obergefell opinion "is a naked judicial claim to legislative—indeed, super-legislative—power; a claim fundamentally at odds with our system of government;" Id. at *43 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, a mere two years prior to Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court stated that "regulation of domestic relations" is "an area that has long been regarded as a virtually exclusive province of the States," United States v. Windsor, 133 S.… |
| permitting of same-sex marriages in 2003,” which is absurd; Id. at *43 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, a bare majority of five judges claim to have “discovered in the Fourteenth Amendment a ‘fundamental right’ overlooked by every person alive at the time of ratification, and almost everyone else in the time since,” Id. at *44 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, our rights come from the Creator, not the State, and our “Constitution—like the Declaration of Independence before it—was predicated on a simple truth | permitting of same-sex marriages in 2003," which is absurd; Id. at *43 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, a bare majority of five judges claim to have "discovered in the Fourteenth Amendment a 'fundamental right' overlooked by every person alive at the time of ratification, and almost everyone else in the time since," Id. at *44 (Scalia, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, our rights come from the Creator, not the State, and our "Constitution—like the Declaration of Independence before it—was predicated on a simple truth |
| dignity, was something to be shielded from—not provided by—the State;” and the Obergefell decision casts these truths aside; Id. at *54 (Thomas, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, numerous individuals in this State and others have articulated the historic position of the State of Tennessee regarding marriage, including its constitutional and natural law grounds; and WHEREAS, the Governor of Tennessee has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, we, as duly-elected legislators of the State of Tennessee, have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution; and - 5 - 007949 WHEREAS, the fulfillme… | dignity, was something to be shielded from—not provided by—the State;" and the Obergefell decision casts these truths aside; Id. at *54 (Thomas, J., dissenting); and WHEREAS, numerous individuals in this State and others have articulated the historic position of the State of Tennessee regarding marriage, including its constitutional and natural law grounds; and WHEREAS, the Governor of Tennessee has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, we, as duly-elected legislators of the State of Tennessee, have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution; and - 5 - 001272 WHEREAS, the fulfillme… |
| e) No state or local agency or official shall give force or effect to any court order that has the effect of violating Tennessee’s laws protecting natural marriage. (f) No state or local agency or official shall levy upon the property or arrest the person of any government official or individual who does not comply with any unlawful court order regarding natural marriage within Tennessee. SECTION | e) No state or local agency or official shall give force or effect to any court order that has the effect of violating Tennessee's laws protecting natural marriage. (f) No state or local agency or official shall levy upon the property or arrest the person of any government official or individual who does not comply with any unlawful court order regarding natural marriage within Tennessee. SECTION |
| SECTION 2. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, then the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the provisions of this act shall be severable. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it | SECTION 3. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, then the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the provisions of this act shall be severable. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it |