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Title: Trump advisor rages at Democrats for stirring “fear” with marriage equality...
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 29, 2025, 11:24:25 AM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 29, 2025, 11:24:25 AM
Trump advisor rages at Democrats for stirring "fear" with marriage equality warnings
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/advisor-rages-at-democrats-for-stirring-fear-with-marriage-equality-warnings/
Alex Bollinger (29 Oct 2025)
Former Trump campaign senior advisor, lobbyist, and CNN commentator David Urban attacked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for trying "to sow fear and discontent" by saying that the Supreme Court could overturn marriage equality.
But Urban's goal with his piece wasn't to assure LGBTQ+ people that marriage equality is safe; it was to attack Democrats for bringing it up in the first place (he cited no major Democrats who have expressed concern for marriage equality other than Clinton, who was asked about it on a podcast): "The 'chicken little' warnings aren't grounded in reality."
"So why raise the specter of rights being torn away when the law and the culture are moving in the opposite direction? Because fear works. Fear raises money. Fear keeps Americans angry, divided, and distrustful," the former Trump campaign advisor wrote.
He then said that there are "important debates ahead over religious liberty, over equal treatment under the law, and they matter." Davis' lawsuit is about religious rights, and religious freedom was also the reason cited by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in their 2020 dissenting opinion calling for the Court to end marriage equality.
"The law is being followed," Urban wrote. His piece was published just three days after Texas moved to allow county judges to refuse to marry same-sex couples.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/advisor-rages-at-democrats-for-stirring-fear-with-marriage-equality-warnings/
Alex Bollinger (29 Oct 2025)
Former Trump campaign senior advisor, lobbyist, and CNN commentator David Urban attacked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for trying "to sow fear and discontent" by saying that the Supreme Court could overturn marriage equality.
But Urban's goal with his piece wasn't to assure LGBTQ+ people that marriage equality is safe; it was to attack Democrats for bringing it up in the first place (he cited no major Democrats who have expressed concern for marriage equality other than Clinton, who was asked about it on a podcast): "The 'chicken little' warnings aren't grounded in reality."
"So why raise the specter of rights being torn away when the law and the culture are moving in the opposite direction? Because fear works. Fear raises money. Fear keeps Americans angry, divided, and distrustful," the former Trump campaign advisor wrote.
He then said that there are "important debates ahead over religious liberty, over equal treatment under the law, and they matter." Davis' lawsuit is about religious rights, and religious freedom was also the reason cited by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in their 2020 dissenting opinion calling for the Court to end marriage equality.
"The law is being followed," Urban wrote. His piece was published just three days after Texas moved to allow county judges to refuse to marry same-sex couples.
Title: Re: Trump advisor rages at Democrats for stirring “fear” with marriage equality...
Post by: Karen_A on October 29, 2025, 11:41:06 PM
Post by: Karen_A on October 29, 2025, 11:41:06 PM
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on Yesterday at 11:24:25 AM"So why raise the specter of rights being torn away when the law and the culture are moving in the opposite direction? "udges to refuse to marry same-sex couples.[/color]
Row vv. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decisions