Reply With QuoteWell, good. Now maybe Bush and his cronies can put some energy into stopping the killings, saving the US from bankruptcy, more security and storm damage control, and all of those things they've neglected to think very deeply about.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hoped to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day.
Supporters knew they wouldn't achieve the two-thirds vote needed to approve a constitutional amendment, but they had predicted a gain in votes over the last time the issue came up, in 2004. Instead, they lost one vote for the amendment in a procedural test tally that ended up 49-48.
"We were hoping to get over 50 percent, but that didn't happen today," said Sen. David Vitter, R-La., one of the amendment's supporters. "Eventually, Congress is going to have to catch up to the wisdom of the American people or the American people will change Congress for the better."
"We're not going to stop until marriage between a man and a woman is protected," said Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
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People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.
Well, good. Now maybe Bush and his cronies can put some energy into stopping the killings, saving the US from bankruptcy, more security and storm damage control, and all of those things they've neglected to think very deeply about.
maybe the U.S. should stay focused on protecting the northern borderOriginally Posted by steven
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