John,

Today, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, which officially codifies marriage equality for LGBTQ+ and interracial couples into federal law.

This is a major victory. For civil rights. For equality. For the right of two human beings to love each other and obtain legal recognition of their bond of marriage, while guaranteeing that right cannot be subverted by partisan political actors on the Supreme Court.

Add your name to join me as an honorary citizen cosponsor and celebrate President Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act into law.

Following the Supreme Court’s devastating Dobbs ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to an abortion, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas intimated that the Obergefell v. Hodges decision guaranteeing marriage equality could be their next target.

Republican Senator Mike Braun of Indiana bizarrely suggested that Loving v. Virginia, which permitted interracial marriages, could also be unconstitutional.

This Democratic Congress has taken decisive action. It is difficult to fathom how it is even necessary in 2022, yet Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell’s actions stacking the Court with far-right ideologues made it necessary. So we have acted, and today I’m asking you to join us:

John, join us in celebrating this historic legislation by signing on as a citizen cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act.

I am proud to cosponsor this legislation. It means so much to so many, and it’s moments like these that remind me of why I serve.

Gratefully,

— Adam