House Republican Says Judges Legalizing Same-Sex Marriages Need 'Plumbing Lessons'

House Republican Says Judges Legalizing Same-Sex Marriages Need ‘Plumbing Lessons’

By Meredith Dake

Posted January 15, 2014 at 4:54pm

During a panel discussion at The Heritage Foundation this week, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said judges legalizing same-sex marriages needed “plumbing lessons.”

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