The House just made it crystal clear what it thinks of Clarence Thomas' plan to dismantle gay rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass the Respect of Marriage Act, which seeks to codify same-sex marriage rights into law.
45% : Many observers worried the Court could use the same process to target other rights, and those fears were confirmed when Justice Clarence Thomas signaled in his concurring opinion that the Court should revisit cases which established federal protections for contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.
41% : It's expected that abortion will soon be all but outlawed in half the states.
34% : The conservative court determined that the original ruling was an overreach of federal power, kicking abortion back to individual states.
27% : Related: Ted Cruz says Supreme Court "clearly wrong" on same-sex marriage rulingDemocratic Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, a co-sponsor of the bill and the fourth openly gay member of Congress, said at a press conference: "People build their lives and families build their lives together knowing that the government will respect and recognize their marriages.

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