It was “time” 15 years ago, but John McCain and other “Republicans” insisted that it wasn’t necessary, since DOMA would protect us. Back in 1998 or so, a Federal Marriage Amendment easily would have cleared 2/3 of each house and been ratified by state legislatures of 38 states, and that would have been that.
It was time then and it is time now. Then people relied on the federal DOMA and the state DOMAs and amendments and the assurances of all that states could choose for themselves. That has been revealed to be a lie and this is the time to act.
Aye. If only the courts had overturned DOMA then, Congress probably would have been spured into action back when it would have passed. Remember as late as 2000, VERMONT of all States went GOP in the State house in protest of CIVIL UNIONS, not even full marriage. That was just 14 years ago.
It sadly has zero chance to pass or be ratified now.