John, the Supreme Court is taking shots at marriage rights now.

 

By a 6–3 vote, the conservative majority ruled today that if your husband or wife isn’t a citizen, then the government can keep them out of the country without even telling you why.

 

More broadly, the constitutional rights that apply to married Americans are invalid if your spouse is from another country.

 

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion to this decision, and it’s a dire warning to gay Americans like me. Here’s why.

 

The 2015 case Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationally, but that ruling was actually a win for every American.

 

Obergefell did for marriage rights what Roe did for reproductive rights: it was the first legal documentation that all Americans have the “basic civil right” to marriage.

 

Today when the conservative justices ruled against Sandra Muñoz, whose husband of 14 years lives in El Salvador, the Supreme Court decided for the first time that there are some exceptions to Obergefell. 

 

Sotomayer believes my rights will become an exception next.

 

John, I have no choice but to win this race and flip the House so Democrats can codify marriage rights, reproductive rights, and every other BASIC RIGHT on the SCOTUS chopping block.

 

Can you pitch in any amount today and help me protect my rights *and* yours? 

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You might not remember the time leading up to the Obergefell case, but I do. 

 

Republicans spent years comparing legalizing same-sex marriage to letting people marry children, calling gay men pedophiles (now they call us groomers), and campaigning on promises to fight “the gay agenda.”

 

We won that fight, but Republicans never stopped fighting. My opponent’s website proudly claims that he is against my guaranteed right to marriage.
A graphic featuring a photo of a tight-lipped, brow-furrowed Mike Simpson on the left and a quote on the right. The quote reads “I believe in the preservation of marriage and support the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Under DOMA, passed in 1996, individual States remain free to pass laws recognizing same-sex marriage, but no other State is required to recognize those relationships as such. I trust the people of Idaho and their representatives in the State Legislature to make the most appropriate decisions.” Below the quote is a button labeled “Send Mike Home.” Click through to go to ActBlue.

Trust me, it’s not just Mike. Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito tried to block same-sex marriage, and their opinions haven’t changed.

 

Four years ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a dissenting opinion that Obergefell must be overturned because it had “ruinous consequences for religious liberty.” 

 

Two years ago when the Court threw out Roe v. Wade, Thomas wrote that it’s time to “reconsider” the 2015 decision on marriage rights, also.

 

John, whatever you may call what’s happening in our country – extremism, Christian nationalism, or fascism – there’s no denying that we are witnessing the U.S. slide back in time to before the Civil Rights era.

 

With Project 2025 creeping closer each day, this election may be our last chance to stop the reversal of our freedoms and the proposed criminalization of gender and sexual minorities. 

 

Please, whatever you can manage, I need you with me to unseat Mike Simpson and give LGBTQ+ Americans more representation in Congress before it’s too late.

 

Thank you,

 

David
         

David Roth is a single, gay dad running for Idaho’s Second Congressional District. We’re going up against a GOP incumbent who has been in this seat for 25 years. It’s time for change in Idaho, and our grassroots campaign is building on the momentum that began in David’s race for U.S. Senate last cycle. The GOP is not planning to defend this seat, so we plan to take it from them and help Democrats retake the House majority next year. We’d love your support to build a solid campaign to bring progress to Idaho and the country.

 

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