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2023-03-09 22:27:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8417E48E85D96CC2BFACD450EC28B2A741D756924F18FAD2AD032C27EA652CD1
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The legislation referenced would permit individual government employees to decline to officiate a marriage ceremony, rather than restrict the right of same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses. Both Democrats and Republicans voted in favor of its passage. https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/tennessee-bill-to-allow-clerks-not-to-solemnize-some-marriages/51-bd8d46ff-8e23-4001-b8b9-d5f1f0be1f65 https://www.memphisflyer.com/state-bill-threatens-lgbtq-marriage-here-opponents-say https://legiscan.com/TN/rollcall/HB0878/id/1269368
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