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Oct 27, 2026
Matt StaverGUEST
What happens when you overturn Obergefell? What happens to the people who actually entered into these so-called same-sex marriages? What are you going to do with that? All of a sudden, they just get undone.
Matt StaverGUEST
Well, you know, several years ago, there were Democrats in Congress and they wanted to put in some Republicans, by the way, they they wanted to push the so-called Respect for Marriage Act.
Matt StaverGUEST
They knew that they couldn't define marriage as same sex and federal law, but they wanted to actually sort of grandfather in same sex marriages in the event that a burger fell would be overturned.
Matt StaverGUEST
We were pushing against that, but there were some Republicans that jumped ship with the Democrats, and it passed.
Matt StaverGUEST
If a burger fill is overturned today, tomorrow states can go back immediately to the way they were, one man and one woman.
Matt StaverGUEST
So going forward, no more same-sex marriage.
Matt StaverGUEST
What happens to the marriages that have already been issued? Well, that Respect for Marriage Act actually says they're still valid.
Matt StaverGUEST
They're only going to be valid for as long as they are in existence.
Zach Randles-FriedmanHOST
But guess what? They're trying to get rid of that, too.
Zach Randles-FriedmanHOST
In 2022, Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act, and today the front line is transgender rights, health care, sports, bathrooms, and military service.
Zach Randles-FriedmanHOST
We're trying to get rid of transgender people.
Zach Randles-FriedmanHOST
Not we.
Eric M. GarciaGUEST
And then he's censured for wanting to do an immigration deal in the state party.
Eric M. GarciaGUEST
He's censured for wanting to do an immigration deal with Sinema and for helping to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which allows for same-sex couples, protects same-sex couples' rights in the United States along with interracial couples.
Eric M. GarciaGUEST
And then...
Eric M. GarciaGUEST
Slowly but surely, Watley gets promoted.
Don LemonHOST
Lindsey Graham voted against repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Don LemonHOST
He voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.
Don LemonHOST
And now three men allege he paid them for sexual encounters.
Don LemonHOST
Again, allege.
Don LemonHOST
Lindsey Graham voted against repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Don LemonHOST
He voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.
Don LemonHOST
And now three men allege that Graham, allege, again, all of this is allege that Graham paid them for sexual encounters.
Don LemonHOST
These are allegations.
ChristinaHOST
Mm-mm-mm.
ChristinaHOST
I bet he's just... burning down there today just getting extra picks for his way because a documentary has been released about his past proclivities with men and there's no problem with that get that straight right now friend what we have a problem with today is the fact that libations lindsay has done everything that he could possibly do while being a sitting member of congress to eviscerate the rights of the lgbtqi community like voting against the respect for marriage act in 2022 Well, now the Young Turks have released a documentary called The Closetocracy.
ChristinaHOST
Yes, they have.
ChristinaHOST
You can find it on their YouTube page.
Cardon EllisHOST
And being the cynic that I am, I tread lightly into the next sentence.
Cardon EllisHOST
It says, I am grateful that my church explicitly supported the 2022 Respect for Marriage Act.
Cardon EllisHOST
OK, that's one thing.
Cardon EllisHOST
And that's the later act that the church support supported that was also robust religious freedom protections in exchange for a lot increased what others would call tolerances for gay marriage.
Adam MocklerHOST
He wanted don't ask, don't tell to stay so that other people had to stay closeted just like him.
Adam MocklerHOST
And then he voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Adam MocklerHOST
He wanted gay people to be allowed to be discriminated against.
Adam MocklerHOST
That's him.
Adam MocklerHOST
I'm just going to say it.
Adam MocklerHOST
Then, the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022, he voted against that.
Adam MocklerHOST
Throughout his entire life, he was voting against pro-gay legislation while living this dual life.
Adam MocklerHOST
Let's start off with this video, and then we'll walk through this all.
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November 29th, 2022.
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Graham votes no on the Respect for Marriage Act.
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South Carolina is one of only two states with no hate crime laws.
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Graham voted against federal hate crime protections in 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2009, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.
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