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NASHVILLE, Tennessee. February 12, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Republican state legislators have again filed a bill to prohibit same-sex ”marriages” in Tennessee. Introduced by Republican state Sen. Mark Pody and Republican state Rep. Jerry Sexton, the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act” would void U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision to legalize same-sex ”marriage” by claiming that Tennessee has already passed a state law and amended its constitution to limit marriage to one man and one woman. Under provisions of the bill, government officials such as county clerks who issue marriage certificates would be prohibited from recognizing any court ruling...

A bill seeking to block the U.S. Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling in Tennessee has been defeated in a subcommittee of the state House over concerns about nullifying federal rulings. The five-member panel defeated the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Mark Pody on a voice vote on Wednesday. Republican Rep. Mike Carter of Chattanooga said that while he disagrees with the high court's ruling, he considered the bill to turn back the ruling a step too far. In Carter's words: "I equate nullification with anarchy."