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This joint resolution calls on the United States Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, by asserting that the ruling was unconstitutional and undermines traditional principles of liberty and marriage. The resolution argues that the Supreme Court overstepped its authority by effectively creating a new definition of marriage, infringing on states' rights to regulate marriage and improperly interpreting the Constitution's Due Process Clause. The Montana Legislature specifically challenges the Obergefell decision on multiple grounds, including claiming that it inappropriately defines human dignity as a government-granted right rather than an innate characteristic, potentially undermines religious liberty, and was decided by justices who should have recused themselves. The resolution demands that the Supreme Court reverse its decision, return the definition of marriage to being exclusively between one man and one woman, and restore the power to regulate marriage to individual states, ultimately seeking to nullify the nationwide legal recognition of same-sex marriages established by the original Obergefell ruling.

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