Why the Republicans Chose Mike Johnson
<p>In 2003, when the U.S. Supreme Court was deciding whether to decriminalize gay sex in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Lawrence v. Texas</em></a>, the Alliance Defending Freedom (then the Alliance Defense Fund) submitted an <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/adf_-amicusbrief_lawrence_v_texas.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">amicus brief arguing that Texas should be allowed to keep it criminalized</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Johnson_(Louisiana_politician)" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Johnson</a>, then the ADF spokesperson, wrote that argument.</p>
<p>Twenty years later, he has been chosen as Speaker of the House of Representatives.</p>
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