Sears breaks with Youngkin
VIRGINIA – Winsome Earle-Sears is “morally opposed” to marriage equality legislation Glenn Youngkin signed into law in 2024. In a handwritten note, Sears said “I remain morally opposed to the content of HB174” which protects the freedom of marriage equality in Virginia.
D.C. News Now: Winsome Earle-Sears “morally opposed” to marriage equality
- Today, we're learning Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears wrote on a marriage equality bill that she was morally opposed to it.
- She included the personal objection note before sending it to Governor Youngkin for his review.
- Youngkin signed it into law last year making it illegal to deny a couple a marriage license based on sex, gender or race.
8 News: Earle-Sears wrote of ‘moral opposition’ to marriage equality when signing 2024 bill
- Republican candidate for governor and current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears said that she was “morally opposed” to marriage equality legislation Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed into law in 2024, as written in a note on the bill itself.
- The bill was ultimately passed, signed by Youngkin and became law on July 1, 2024.
- This document was signed by Earle-Sears, as well as House Speaker Don Scott, before being sent to Youngkin for his review.
- In an unusual move, alongside that routine signature, Earle-Sears wrote a note on the enrolled bill, shown above. It reads as follows:
- “As the Lt. Governor, I recognize and respect my constitutional obligation to adhere to the procedures laid out in the Constitution of Virginia; however, I remain morally opposed to the content of HB174 as passed by the General Assembly.”
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