In the wake of Rep. Schriver’s latest hateful remarks, the MIGOP’s silence is akin to a tacit agreement

LANSING — In case you missed it, state Rep. Josh Schriver made headlines yesterday by spreading bigoted and hateful ideas — this time, saying that gay marriage should be made illegal again. While Michigan Dems like Attorney General Dana Nessel and state Rep. Jason Morgan were quick to call out his homophobia, the MIGOP and its “leaders” like Matt Hall have been disturbingly quiet. If they continue to be silent, we can only assume they agree with his offensive position. 

It should be easy for an elected leader, Republican or Democrat, to denounce this hateful rhetoric, but unsurprisingly, the MAGA MIGOP remains silent. On social media, state Sen. Jeremy Moss said it best: Michiganders deserve to know where their Republican representatives stand — do they support hate or do they condemn it? 

Somehow, this is not the first time Schriver has posted offensive ideas on social media as he previously tried to spread the racist “great replacement” theory. We hope that Republican members of the House and Senate join Michigan Dems in renouncing hatred and bigotry, but we’re not holding our breath. 

Read more about this disgusting behavior below:

CBS Detroit: Michigan GOP Rep. Josh Schriver says same-sex marriage should be “illegal again”

• Michigan GOP Rep. Josh Schriver took to social media on Monday to speak on same-sex marriage, saying, “Make gay marriage illegal again.” In a post on X, the lawmaker from Oxford added, “This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme…”
  
  
• Attorney General Dana Nessel, Michigan’s first openly gay statewide officeholder and married to Plymouth City Commissioner Alanna Maguire, reacted negatively to Schriver’s statements. 
  
  
• “Please explain how dissolving my marriage, or that of the hundreds of thousands of other same-sex couples living in America, provides a benefit to your constituents or anyone else. You’re not interested in helping Michiganders. You want only to hurt those you hate. Shame on you,” Nessel said on X.
  
  
• Democratic Rep. Jason Morgan, of Ann Arbor, also criticized Schriver on Monday, saying, “A fellow representative is saying my marriage to the man I love should be illegal. This is definitely both controversial and extreme, along with anti-family. I grew up believing I’d never be able to get married and I’m not going back.”
  
  
• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent CBS News Detroit the following statement: “Any attempt to strip away gay marriage is wrong. Here in Michigan, we protected fundamental rights because no one should be fired from a job, evicted from their home, or unable to marry because of who they love. Michigan is a place for all to live and work with dignity, and I’m going to fight like hell to keep it that way.”
  
  
• The GOP lawmaker is no stranger to facing criticism after making a social media post. In February 2024, he lost his staff and committee assignment after posting about the “great replacement” theory, a racist ideology that White people are being replaced through immigration, interracial relationships and low birth rates from white individuals.